Forklift Operator

Forklift Operator

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 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.

Coke Florida is looking for Forklift Operators based out of our Tampa location. We are currently hiring for multiple shifts to include morning start times and afternoon start times.

What You Will Do:

As a Coke Florida Forklift Operator, you will be responsible for moving product 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.