Driver Merchandiser, Assistant

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is seeking a Driver Merchandiser Assistant in Sarasota, FL. This role involves assisting with the delivery and merchandising of products, maintaining customer relationships, and ensuring compliance with company standards. Ideal candidates will possess physical stamina and prior retail experience.

Benefits

Total Wellness Programs including health, dental and vision plans

401K program with healthy company match

Tuition reimbursement

Three weeks of vacation pay

10 company paid holidays

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to operate a hand-truck and powered industrial equipment.
• Prior grocery store or consumer product retail experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivery and merchandising of products.
• Unload, merchandise, display and rotate products according to company standards.
• Maintain customer relationships and organize backroom inventory.

Skills

Customer service

Physical stamina

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Hand-truck

Powered industrial equipment

Job description

Who We Are:

• Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned independent Coca-Cola bottler that is the third largestprivately-heldand 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 2025, for the 4th 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.

What We Offer:
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 10 company paid holidays*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Competitive compensation

Coke Florida is looking for a Driver Merchandiser Assistant based out of our Sarasota, FL location. We’re currently looking for 5 days a week 3:00AM-FINISH.

What You Will Do:

As a Coke Florida Driver Merchandiser Assistant, you will be responsible for working with a Coke Florida Driver Merchandiser to deliver, merchandise, and maintain products within customer outlets and accounts .

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assisting with delivery and merchandising of products
• Unload, merchandise, display and rotate products according to company standards
• Maintain customer relationships
• Organize backroom inventory in an ordered manner
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment, sales floor, and shelves where necessary
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and applicable laws
• Identifying and reporting any unsafe working conditions
• Comply with dress code or appearance/grooming standards
• Work shifts and work schedules as assigned

For this role, you will need:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Ability to operate a hand-truck and powered industrial equipment

Additional qualifications that will make you successful in this role:

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Prior grocery store or consumer product retail experience preferred
• Customer service experience preferred

This role is highly physical, and you must have the:

• Ability to repetitively lift, carry, and position objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance
• Ability to repetitively push and pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance while kneeling; squatting; reaching above the head; reaching at the waist; reaching below the knees; and bending at the knees
• Ability to repetitively push and pull manual transport equipment (for example, pallet jack, hand truck) containing product loads a minimum of 100 yards without assistance
• Ability to repetitively grasp and manipulate objects of varying size and weight requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Ability to exert oneself physically over sustained periods of time to complete job activities
• Ability to stand a minimum of 6 hours during the workday
• Ability to walk a minimum of 4 miles during the workday
• Frequently work in a hot/humid outdoor environment

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 isat-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.