Instrumentation Tech

Coke Florida Careers • Hollywood, FL

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is hiring an Instrumentation Technician based at its Hollywood location. The technician maintains, repairs, and upgrades facility automation instrumentation and ensures critical control equipment meets calibration standards. The role supports plant operations, including during critical equipment breakdowns.

The technician maintains process control systems; calibrates and documents critical control equipment; backs up and evaluates SCADA, wastewater, PLC, and variable frequency drive systems; and programs and integrates PLC and automation systems. The role also includes training maintenance personnel, ordering Allen-Bradley parts, establishing preventive maintenance procedures, recommending and implementing approved process improvements, and working with contractors on electrical and electronic installations. Other duties include monitoring production equipment, diagnosing malfunctions, making electrical repairs, completing work orders and reports, maintaining logs and records, managing instrumentation inventory and the parts crib, operating a forklift, and participating in team meetings.

The position is based at the Hollywood location and lists shifts of 6:00 p.m.–6:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule. Coke Florida describes this as a full-time role eligible for its Total Rewards Program. The job description notes that duties may change or include additional responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least two years of electrical and mechanical training for an industrial environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to communicate and understand specific equipment problems.
• Computer skills for ordering parts and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read, write, and understand equipment manuals, safety regulations, and operating instructions, and to complete necessary reports.
• Ability to walk and stand on the plant production floor for short periods and perform occasional climbing, kneeling, and reaching.
• Ability to move up to 70 pounds.
• Manual dexterity to manipulate small objects and ability to distinguish color-coded wire and objects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain process control systems and calibrate critical control equipment; document findings.
• Back up SCADA, wastewater, PLC, and variable frequency drive systems, and evaluate PLC equipment.
• Program and integrate PLC and automation systems.
• Train maintenance personnel on PLC and electronic equipment.
• Order Allen-Bradley parts and establish preventive maintenance procedures for PLC process control systems.
• Identify process-system improvements, make recommendations, and implement approved changes.
• Work with contractors on new electrical and electronic installations.
• Provide technical expertise to project teams and monitor production equipment.
• Complete calibration, project, and equipment-status reports; diagnose machinery malfunctions.
• Conduct electrical repairs, including wiring; complete work orders and maintain logs and records.
• Comply with GMP, safety, and Integrated Management System policies and procedures.
• Monitor instrumentation inventory, operate a forklift, complete required paperwork, manage the crib and inventory, and participate in team meetings.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision plans through Total Wellness Programs for eligible full-time associates.
• 401(k) program with company match.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation pay and 10 company-paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED