Blending Technician - 1st Shift Weekends

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Competitive benefits

Purpose-driven

Professional development

Job summary

The Blending Technician at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated will execute daily syrup blending to meet production schedules, handling raw materials such as water, sugar, and concentrate.

You will operate and sanitize blending equipment, maintain lab records, and manage concentrate and sugar receipts in the inventory system. Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED with up to 12 months of related experience.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to follow work instructions and SOPs.
• Math, analytical and problem-solving skills are needed.
• Basic computer skills including Excel are required.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily blend deliveries according to production schedules.
• Maintain blending equipment sanitation and calibration records.
• Receive concentrate and sugar shipments and input data into LDMS.

Skills

Follow SOPs

Mathematical and analytical skills

Basic computer skills

Excel proficiency

Manufacturing experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

HPLC

GC

Lab equipment

Job description

Requisition ID: 268015

Locations: Charlotte

Pay Range: $32.41 - $34.90 Hourly, depending on experience

Schedule: 1st Shift, Weekends, 12 hour shifts, Saturday - Monday, 6:00am - 6:00pm, holidays as needed.

Benefits

• Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
• Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve
• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

Job Overview

The Blending Technician will execute the delivery of daily blend requirements according to production schedules through the manufacturing of syrup batches from raw materials including water, sugar, and concentrate in compliance with company quality assurance specification requirements. This role will maintain blending and product transfer equipment sanitation requirements to ensure system-wide conformance to quality and sanitation standards; receive concentrate and raw ingredients purchase orders for the facility.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Execute the delivery of the daily blend requirements according to production schedules; through the manufacturing of syrup batches from raw materials, including water, sugar, and concentrate; ensure adherence to the company quality assurance specification requirements
• Maintains blending equipment (mixes and syrup tanks) sanitation requirements to ensure system-wide conformance to quality and sanitation standards
• Carries out the receipt of concentrate and sugar shipments in the inventory management system
• Maintains and calibrates lab equipment to ensure measurement accuracy
• Maintains testing, sanitation, and equipment calibration records and results and inputs concentrate and sugar receipts through data entry into the Lab Data Management System (LDMS)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to follow work instructions and adhere to standard operating procedures
• Understanding of a laboratory environment and laboratory practices preferred
• Basic math, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiar with High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography (GC) Technology preferred
• Basic microbial knowledge and aseptic techniques
• Ability to multitask
• Basic computer skills and hands-on experience with Microsoft Excel
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment with seasonal temperatures, flexible shifts, and weekend and holiday work based on business needs unless specified otherwise by a CBA.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, walk manufacturing floor, climb stairs, and lift up to 25lbs.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Knowledge acquired through up to 12 months of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Knowledge acquired through up to 12 months of work experience
• Hands-on Microsoft Excel experience
• Manufacturing experience

Work Environment

Noisy, wet, and extreme temperature environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.