Environmental Health/ Safety/ Security Tech

The Bardstown Bourbon Company is hiring a full-time Environmental Health, Safety, & Security Technician in Bardstown, KY. The role involves ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and security regulations, and requires independent work as well as collaboration with the EHSS Manager. The position operates on a PM shift schedule (6:00pm – 6:00am) with rotating hours. This role is not remote and is based on-site.
Bardstown Bourbon Company

Position: Environmental Health, Safety, & Security Technician (EHSS)

Status:Full Time Non-Exempt

Schedule: PM Shift (6:00pm – 6:00am, 36/48 hours weekly rotating shifts)

Location: Bardstown, KY

Reports To : Environmental Health, Safety, Security Manager

Who We Are

From bespoke bourbon production to boundary-pushing brands, Lofted Spirits is where tradition meets transformation. Expanding on the work started by Peter Loftin in 2016, and today the number one producer of Kentucky contract whiskey, Lofted Spirits pioneered a world-class, industry-shaking approach to custom contract distillation while developing some of the fastest growing brands in American Whiskey, Bardstown Bourbon and Green River. A unified entity, Lofted Spirits is built to lead the global whiskey industry, delivering exceptional experiences through innovation, trust and transformative industry impact while crafting some of the world’s most desired and awarded whiskies. Lofted Spirts joined the Pritzker Private Capital family of companies in 2022. Learn more at LoftedSpirits.com.

Bardstown Bourbon Company is pushing the boundaries of innovation while honoring the traditional art of making great whiskey. With the most modern, technically advanced whiskey distillery, Bardstown Bourbon combines the highest quality distillation and spirited hospitality into a modern, authentic bourbon experience unlike any other on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail™. Bardstown Bourbon Co. is working to push the entire industry in a direction that is more innovative, more transparent and more collaborative. Bardstown Bourbon was named 2023 Worldwide Whisky Producer of the Year by IWSC, Brand Innovator and Distiller of the Year at the 2025 Icons of Whisky, and the brand’s Amrut Indian Whisky collaboration, the first of its kind, was honored as the highest-rated American Whiskey by Whisky Advocate in 2024. Bardstown Bourbon Co. is part of Lofted Spirits, one of the largest American Whiskey distillers in the U.S. For more information visit BardstownBourbon.com.

Green River Distilling Co. is a celebration of classic Kentucky – honoring the past while staying firmly planted in the present. The 10th oldest licensed distillery in Kentucky (DSP-KY-10), Green River is known as "the Whiskey Without Regrets," and enjoys a rich history dating back to 1885. Reintroduced in 2022, Green River Distilling Co. proudly calls Owensboro, Kentucky home and serves as the westernmost outpost of the Kentucky Bourbon TrailTM . Authentic and approachable, Green River offers a growing portfolio of whiskeys crafted from historic mashbills . Blended to create a smooth and welcoming taste profile, Green River Distilling Co. is a true testament to simplicity and quality going hand-in-hand . Green River is part of Lofted Spirits, one of the largest American Whiskey distillers in the U.S. For more information visit greenriverwhiskey.com.

Job Summary

This job requires the ability to work and act both independently and under the direction of the Environment Health, Safety, Security Manager. The EHSS Technician is responsible for performing tasks associated with maintaining compliance with environmental, safety and security regulations. The EHSS Technician serves as the primary interface and point of contact for gate security, emergencies, monitoring the grounds and buildings, inspections and documentation while working the appropriate shift.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

All employees of The Bardstown Bourbon Company must have the following characteristics:
• Appreciate and provide excellent customer service.
• Comfortable interacting daily with distillery customers as well as tour groups and guests in a hospitality focused environment
• Excellent team player

This Position Requires The Following
• Conduct scheduled facility rounds to detect possible threats to the facility, which includes fire, suspicious persons, theft vandalism and safety hazards including distillery, bottling and all warehouses on main property and off-site property as scheduled.
• Check Outfalls and containment areas during rounds.
• Check all exterior doors are closed and locked during facility rounds.
• Perform check of wastewater treatment during rounds.
• Check and lock Bottling Facility area gate after 2 nd shift has left.
• Monitor buildings security and fire alarm systems, while always carrying a cell phone, as the main point of contact.
• Regularly monitor Security Cameras when not on rounds.
• Monitor and operate entrance to Employee/Vendor/Receiving Security Gate
• Respond to emergency/fire alarms and assume role of on scene leader.
• Provide first aid care for injuries and coordinate with EHSS Manager for off-site care or call ambulance if necessary.
• Provide proper cleaning and disposable of bloodborne pathogens after an accident.
• Conduct Monthly Fire Extinguisher Inspections and document inspection.
• Conduct Weekly Eye Wash and Safety Shower inspections and document inspections.
• Conduct annual safety shower flow test and document inspections.
• Conduct annual safety harness/lanyard inspection and document inspections.
• Conduct monthly ladder inspection and document inspections.
• Assist in conducting bi-annual Stormwater sampling as directed by EHSS Manager
• Issue hot work and Confined Space Permits (serve as entry supervisor as needed)
• Assist in planning and implementing security for special and high-risk events.
• Complete end of shift report and submit it to EHSS Manager.
• Work in hot and cold temperatures for substantial portion of shift
• Commitment to the Company’s ISO program including the quality and food safety of our products.
• Assist EHSS Manager as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Desired Qualifications And Skills
• Must be minimum 21 years of age or older.
• Relevant experience in Safety/Security/Emergency Response, a plus.
• EMT First Responder certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Self-Motivated
• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• Have experience in team-based manufacturing environment.
• Take direction from supervisor.
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detailed oriented, accurate and consistent in performing duties.
• Must be computer literate and capable of learning specialized software programs.
• Successfully pass a post-employment offer drug test, background check, and motor vehicle records check as conditions of their employment with the company.

Physical Requirements
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb all day; frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee must be able to physically navigate around a plant/production environment, including the repetitive climbing of stairs and elevated walkways.
• Frequent expose to fluctuating indoor and outdoor temperatures.
• Limited overnight travel may be required and travel by car, air, train, or other means of public transportation may be needed.
• The employee must have the ability to hear and understand verbal communication in person and over communication devices (phone, radio); ability to detect and respond to alarms, warning signals, and emergency notifications; ability to distinguish differences in tone, volume, and pitch for accurate communication.
• The employee must have the ability to read printed materials, digital screens, and fine print; ability to detect visual signals such as warning lights, hand gestures, or safety signs; ability to accurately perceive depth, color, and movement as required for the role; ability to operate tools, machinery, or vehicles requiring visual coordination.
• The employee must have the ability to use taste and smell when tasing alcohol distillate.

Our Company is committed to equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of our Company to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees, without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

NOTE: The Company reserves the right to modify or apply this Job Description in any manner necessary to conduct its business and meet its goals and objectives. This Job Description does not imply that these are the only functions of the job, or the only essential functions of the job. Other duties and responsibilities may be required in this position.