Production Operator I Packaging - Days - $21.52

Coca-Cola; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Packaging Operator at the Auburndale, FL facility. You will operate and maintain automated packaging equipment, support changeovers, and help ensure product quality and labeling compliance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates are mechanically skilled, detail-oriented, and able to work 12-hour shifts with overtime as needed. The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement through hands-on production data systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or food production environments.
• Ability to operate and maintain automated packaging equipment.
• Strong safety, reliability, teamwork, and quality performance.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for long periods.
• Forklift certification required.
• English language proficiency for safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Execute packaging operations according to established manufacturing standards to maintain consistent line performance and quality outputs.
• Set up, operate, and monitor automated packaging equipment including case packers, palletizers, and related systems to ensure reliable and efficient performance.
• Perform timely changeovers by adjusting conveyors, guides, and programmable logic controls for different package sizes and product specifications.
• Conduct visual inspections and quality checks on materials and finished goods to ensure compliance with product integrity and labeling requirements.
• Complete package integrity testing and monitor for defects such as misapplied closures, incorrect codes, or damaged containers, escalating issues as needed.
• Assist material handling by supporting forklift drivers with pallet and stretch-wrapper adjustments and resolving lower-level material flow challenges.
• Maintain accurate reporting through data entry on production systems, terminals, and operator interface screens during operations and changeovers.
• Identify equipment anomalies or process deviations, troubleshoot to minimize downtime, and partner with maintenance and production teams to resolve recurring issues.
• Clean and sanitize production lines and work areas to uphold food safety and environmental standards, including proper disposal of production waste.
• Adhere to all safety practices, lock-out/tag-out protocols, and standard operating procedures to ensure a safe production environment.

Skills

Safety-focused

Mechanical aptitude

English reading

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Forklift operation

Automated packaging equipment

Education

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

Tools

Forklift certification

Automated packaging equipment

Job description

Job Description Summary:

At The Coca-Cola Company, we refresh the world and make a difference. Our packaging teams ensure that every product leaving our Auburndale, FL facility meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and sustainability. As a Packaging Operator, you'll operate and maintain automated equipment, support production changeovers, and help deliver the beverages consumers enjoy every day. We're looking for detail-oriented, mechanically skilled team players who thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What You'll Do for Us

• Execute packaging operations according to established manufacturing standards to maintain consistent line performance and quality outputs.


• Set up, operate, and monitor automated packaging equipment including case packers, palletizers, and related systems to ensure reliable and efficient performance.


• Perform timely changeovers by adjusting conveyors, guides, and programmable logic controls for different package sizes and product specifications.


• Conduct visual inspections and quality checks on materials and finished goods to ensure compliance with product integrity and labeling requirements.


• Complete package integrity testing and monitor for defects such as misapplied closures, incorrect codes, or damaged containers, escalating issues as needed.


• Assist material handling by supporting forklift drivers with pallet and stretch-wrapper adjustments and resolving lower-level material flow challenges.


• Maintain accurate reporting through data entry on production systems, terminals, and operator interface screens during operations and changeovers.


• Identify equipment anomalies or process deviations, troubleshoot to minimize downtime, and partner with maintenance and production teams to resolve recurring issues.


• Clean and sanitize production lines and work areas to uphold food safety and environmental standards, including proper disposal of production waste.


• Adhere to all safety practices, lock-out/tag-out protocols, and standard operating procedures to ensure a safe production environment.

Requirements & Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience


• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing or food production environment.


• Demonstrated ability to work safely and exceed expectations in reliability, teamwork, and quality performance.


• Experience operating and maintaining automated production or packaging equipment, including mechanical and control systems.


• High mechanical aptitude with the ability to understand machine sequencing, programmable controls, and troubleshooting processes.


• Physical capability to perform repetitive lifting up to 50 pounds, bending, reaching, and standing for extended periods.


• Proficiency in reading, interpreting, and communicating technical instructions and safety guidelines in English.


• Valid forklift certification with the ability to safely operate forklift equipment in a production environment.


• Availability to work an 12-hour shift schedule, including overtime and flexible shifts as business needs require.


• Comfort using production data systems and human-machine interface tools for monitoring and reporting purposes.

What We'll Do for You

• Provide hands-on experience with state-of-the-art manufacturing technology in a facility committed to operational excellence.


• Offer skill-building opportunities through cross-training in packaging systems, safety protocols, and quality testing techniques.


• Enable career growth through exposure to digital tools, continuous improvement processes, and sustainable production practices.


• Support your development in a team culture that values collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills:

Pay Range:

United States: 50,357 - 61,547 USD

Location(s):

United States of America City/Cities:
Auburndale

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

September 7, 2026

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what's possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors - curious, empowered, inclusive and agile - and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thri