Production Operator I Packaging - Days - $21 52

**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 _Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered._ **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 thrive after 130+ years. Visit [Our Purpose and Vision](https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/purpose-and-vision) to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do 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. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.