Plant Manager

Coke Florida Careers•Tampa, FL

12d•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 2026, for the 5th 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 Plant Manager based out of our Tampa location. As the Plant Manager for Coke Florida, you will be accountable for leading the technological and cultural transformation of a large operation and delivering all operational strategy and outcomes within the manufacturing facility. This role provides functional leadership and oversight for the Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Warehouse departments, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations across the entire plant.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of progressive management leadership experience in operations, manufacturing, or production environments.
Prior manufacturing leadership experience is required; food and beverage industry experience preferred
Lean / Continuous Improvement experience
Prior warehouse leadership experience is required; Automated Warehouse experience with ASRS, AGV’s and or LGV’s, and Vertique preferred
Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate long-term vision into actionable operational plans.
Commitment to promoting and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment.
Strong understanding of budget development, financial management, and cost-control strategies.
Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a track record of improving operational performance.
Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
Proficiency with computer systems, production software, and data-driven decision-making tools.
Highly collaborative, team-oriented leader with a solutions-focused mindset.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust, credibility, and alignment across teams.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing, transportation warehousing, and distribution experience within the Coke system preferred
Engineering experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Operates as a business owner—driving performance, building capability, integrating high-speed production with advanced automated warehousing systems (e.g., Vertique, ASRS), achieving key performance measurements related to personnel safety, quality and food safety, service, and cost, while continually improving process reliability and Supply Chain performance.
Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration and data driven decision making.
Develop initiatives to achieve performance, quality, and safety standards and ensure achievement of manufacturing goals
Lead, develop, motivate teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
Collaborate with Technology, and Engineering in on-site design and supporting construction, operation, improvement and maintenance of manufacturing assets, warehouse automation, WMS, technologies, and processes.
Collaborate constructively across departments to implement changes, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement.
Work with Sales for planning and forecast of new business
Optimize production capabilities to achieve customer satisfaction while attaining operating cost and goals
Partner with Human Resources to develop a succession plan while supporting employee development, employee engagement, policy development and retention.
Responsible for Plant financial P&L performance, directs, manages, and monitors the overall plant operations.
Regular meetings with customers and community stakeholders to monitor relationships, re-affirm strategies linked to needs, and steward the business value created for customers and the community.