Forklift Operator (Night Shift)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Total Wellness Programs including health, dental, and vision plans

401K program with healthy company match

Three weeks of vacation pay

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Competitive compensation

Job summary

A major beverage company in Orlando is seeking a Forklift Operator to work from 5:00PM to 5:30AM on a rotating schedule, including weekends. Responsibilities include operating industrial vehicles, transporting materials, and ensuring compliance with company policies. Candidates should have prior work experience and the ability to operate pallet jacks, with forklift certification being preferred. This role offers competitive perks including wellness programs and a 401K plan.

Qualifications

• Prior general work experience required.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Forklift certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate industrial vehicles and equipment.
• Transport raw materials and finished goods.
• Load and unload designated trailers and trucks.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and company policies.
• Move product and materials manually as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to operate manual/powered pallet jack

Education

High School diploma or GED preferred

Job description

Who We Are:

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 2025, for the 4th year in a row, Coke Florida was named a U.S. Best‑Managed Company by Deloitte Private and the Wall Street Journal, recognizing outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams in key areas of strategy, execution, corporate culture, and governance/financial performance.

What We Offer

• 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 Forklift Operator based out of our Orlando location, working 5:00 PM until 5:30 AM, on a rotating schedule. Working every other Saturday and Sunday is required.

What You Will Do:

As a Coke Florida Forklift Operator, you will be responsible for moving products or materials in a production or warehouse environment using powered tools and vehicles.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Operate industrial vehicles and equipment.
• Transport raw materials, full goods and/or finished goods to designated area.
• Load and unload designated trailers and/or route trucks.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and company policies and procedures.
• Move product and/or materials manually as required.

For this role, you will need:

• Prior general work experience required.
• Ability to operate a manual / powered pallet jack or lift product.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.

Additional qualifications that will make you successful in this role:

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• 1+ year prior warehouse/stocking/forklift experience preferred.
• Previous experience within high‑speed industrial environment a plus.

Forklift certification is preferred.

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.