Blending Technician - 2nd Shift

Coca-Cola Consolidated; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Coca-Cola Consolidated is hiring a Blending Technician in Nashville for 2nd shift. You will produce syrup blends from raw materials, ensure quality, and manage receipts and lab data. The job requires handling equipment, maintaining sanitation, and working with lab systems.

They seek candidates with basic math, multitasking ability, and comfort in a manufacturing setting. Overtime and holiday work may be required based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow work instructions and SOPs.
• Lab environment knowledge preferred.
• Basic math and analytical skills.
• Familiar with HPLC and GC technology preferred.
• Basic microbial knowledge and aseptic techniques.
• Ability to multitask.
• Basic computer skills and Excel.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Able to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment with varying shifts; weekends/holidays as needed.
• Stand for long periods; lift up to 25 lbs.

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)

Skills

Follow SOPs

Analytical skills

Multitask

Fast-paced environment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

LDMS (Lab Data Management System)

Job description

Requisition ID: 268149

Locations: Nashville

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

Schedule: 2nd Shift, Monday through Friday, 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM, with Overtime and holiday work required based on business needs.

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