Bottling Lab Tech

Bardstown Bourbon Company

Position: Bottling Laboratory Technician

Status: Full Time Non-Exempt

Schedule: 2nd Shift, 4:00pm – 2:00am (Monday – Thursday)

Location: Bardstown, KY

Reports To: Quality 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. Lofted Spirits is challenging conventions, inspiring creativity, and empowering partners as they build their brands. With the spirits industry's nimblest and most technologically advanced end-to-end solution for distilling, aging, bottling and supply-chain, Lofted Spirits produces more than 60 distinct recipes, controlling every point of the process to craft some of the world's most desired and awarded whiskies.

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 Co. combines the highest quality distillation and spirited hospitality into a modern, authentic bourbon experience unlike any other on the Kentucky Bourbon TrailTM. 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 Icons of Whisky Global Brand Innovator of the Year (2025), IWSC's Worldwide Whisky Producer of the Year (2023), and the brand's Amrut Indian Whisky collaboration, the first of its kind, was honored as the highest-rated American Whiskey by Whisky Advocate

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 (DSPKY-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's Wheated Bourbon was named Best Overall Bourbon by the New York World Spirits Competition, a true testament to the brand's commitment to simplicity and quality going hand-in-hand.

A unified entity, Lofted Spirits is built to lead the global whiskey industry, delivering exceptional experiences through innovation, trust and transformative industry impact. Lofted Spirits joined the PPC family of companies in 2022. Learn more at

Job Summary

The Bottling Laboratory Technician supports quality control for bottled spirits by collecting samples, performing lab tests (proofing, turbidity, pH, sensory analysis), managing data and inventory, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This role also assists with product development, cross-trains in the distillery lab, and supports ISO/HACCP programs.

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 customers as well as tour groups and guests in a hospitality focused environment
• Excellent team player

This position requires the following:

• Sample Preparation: Collect samples from bottling lines, processing, and incoming raw material (caps, corks, bottles, labels, adhesives, and cases). Help manage sample retention to support root cause investigations when necessary.
• Testing: Proofing by density meter (including obscuration/distillation sample preparation when necessary), turbidity, spectrophotometry, total acids, pH, cap torque, fill height, label adhesion, component measurements. Cross training in the Distillery laboratory will be expected.
• Organoleptic Analysis: Participate in sensory analysis on incoming spirits, processing approvals, and bottling authorization to maintain quality standards are met. Participate in sensory analysis on distillate to help support the sensory team in the Distillery. Support the single barrel program by conducting sensory analysis on potential picks for the program.
• Participate in product blending exercises for new product development (both in house and to support customers).
• Customer complaint root cause analysis for sensory, packaging, and liquid quality.
• Support implementation and sustainment for ISO/HACCP programs.
• Develop/Implement Quality relevant Work Instructions and forms.
• Database entry.
• Responsible for all regulatory/legal compliance in TTB adherence on product specifications while ensuring documentation is complete, accurate and on time.
• Laboratory accreditation support.
• Manage lab supply inventory.
• General housekeeping of Bottling Laboratories.
• Responsibilities also include, but not limited to, outside duties.
• Commitment for the Company's ISO program including the quality and food safety of our products.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Desired Qualifications and Skills

The successful candidate will have:

• Preferred 4-year bachelor's degree or a minimum of 2-year Associate Degree in a technical discipline.
• Minimum 2-3 years in a laboratory environment.
• Minimum 2-3 years in the Beverage Ethanol Industry.
• Must be able to take direction from management.
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be accurate and consistent in performing duties.
• Proficient analytical and technical skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel.

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.