PIT Trainer

Coke Florida Careers•Tampa, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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 a Powered Industrial Truck Trainer based out of our Tampa Location covering the Western region. Working Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5pm with some travel. Coke Florida is searching for a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Trainer based out of our Tampa location. As the PIT trainer, you will support the Tampa Bay and surrounding facilities by becoming the subject matter expert (SME) for PIT safety, certification, incident reduction, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have previous training/teaching and leadership experience. Ideally, they will have a deep familiarity with OSHA standards and will have the ability to demonstrate expert level knowledge of material handling equipment.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience delivering training in both a classroom and practical setting.
2+ years of PIT/Forklift Training
3+ years of PIT equipment experience Required forklift, pallet jack or combination.
Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite including PowerPoint and/or similar tools to create classroom training.
Demonstrated ability of OSHA regulations and applicable state/local requirements.
Experience reading and interpreting technical manuals, manufacturing specifications, and part lists.
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds as well as spend majority of workday with or without reasonable accommodation
Willingness to travel up to 30-40% of time.

Nice To Haves

Experience creating and maintaining training curriculum.
Experience in a high-volume warehouse/distribution or manufacturing environment
Ability to adjust on the fly.
Master PIT Trainer Certification

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary regional expert and point of contract for PIT training and operator development
Must have and/or willingness attain Master Powered Industrial Truck Trainer Certification within 90 days of employment.
Review, create, and regularly update all our PIT classroom and hands on training. This will include training the trainers and the continuous improvement of training documents
Certify operator and instructors, while ensuring documentation accuracy
In partnership with Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) leaders, conduct regular safety audits
Partner with Operations and EHSS to ensure network standard training materials are accurate
Create and coordinate all PIT training activities to include onboarding, refresher, re-certification and remedial training
Educate associates on electrical and hydraulic hazards
Maintain knowledge of federal, state and location regulations to ensure Coke Florida remains compliant
Travel to multiple locations while being available to coach and train occasionally on nights and weekends