Job Description
Job Overview:
- Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largest privately-held and the sixth largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
- Coke Florida sells, markets, manufactures and distributes over 600 products of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies including Monster Beverage Corporation and BODYARMOR.
- In 2024, for the 3rd year in a row, Coke Florida was named as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. This program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in four key areas: strategy, ability to execute, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.
Eligible full time Coke Florida Associates can participate in our Total Rewards Program which includes:
- Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans
- 401K program with healthy company match
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Three weeks of vacation pay, and 11 company paid holidays*
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Competitive compensation
Coke Florida is looking for a Quality Assurance Technician based out of our Orlando location.
We are currently looking for 3rd shift, working 9:00PM-5:30AM, weekend availability is required.
What You Will Do:
As a Coke Florida Quality Assurance Technician, you will be responsible for conducting qualitative and quantitative testing of beverages, syrups, and raw materials throughout the entire production process, ensuring products and packaging meets standards.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for blending syrup batches for multiple flavors, including Carbonated, Non-Carbonated Beverages
- Receive and store concentrate loads following FEFO/FIFO
- Complete blind receivers
- Drive a PIT (Power Industrial Truck/ Forklift) safely to move raw materials
- Operate a lift table to bring materials to blending area
- Perform Tank and Blending System CIP (Clean in Place)
- Perform Water Treatment backwash and Regent
- Unload High Fructose Corn Syrup from Railcars into Silos
- General area housekeeping
For this role, you will need:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Bachelor's degree in science related field preferred
- 1-3 years prior production/manufacturing experience or 2+ years relevant lab technician experience.
- Food/beverage industry experience a plus.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to read, write, and keep records.
- Good computer skills including literacy with Excel and Word.
- Familiarity with lab safety and handling of hazardous materials.
- Blending experience is preferred.
Additional qualifications that will make you successful in this role
- Bachelor's degree in science related field preferred
- Food/beverage industry experience a plus
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Coke Florida reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to assign additional duties and responsibilities as needed.
Employment with Coke Florida is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
