Blending Technician - 3rd Shift

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Professional development

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated is seeking a Blending Technician for the Charlotte, NC facility to execute daily syrup blending according to production schedules. The role includes receiving concentrate and raw ingredients, operating blending equipment, and ensuring sanitation and quality standards.

Shift: 3rd, Monday - Friday, 10pm - 6:30am; weekends/holidays as needed. Competitive pay: $32.41–$34.90 per hour, plus benefits and opportunities for career growth and professional

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in a laboratory or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Basic math, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with HPLC/GC technologies is a plus.
• Ability to follow SOPs and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily blend requirements per production schedules.
• Maintain sanitation of blending equipment and tanks.
• Receive concentrate and sugar shipments into the inventory system.
• Calibrate and maintain lab equipment to ensure measurement accuracy.
• Document test results and input data into LDMS.

Skills

SOP adherence

Laboratory practices

Mathematical skills

HPLC knowledge

GC knowledge

Aseptic techniques

Multitasking

Excel skills

Manufacturing experience

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

LDMS

Microsoft Excel

Inventory management system

Job description

Requisition ID: 271117

Locations: Charlotte

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

Schedule: 3rd Shift, Monday - Friday, 10pm - 6:30am, weekends/holidays per 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.