Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling: Merchandiser – $18 / Hour + $1, 000 Hiring Bonus – Great Lakes Coca-Cola

Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling, a family-owned business, is a growth-oriented community of people who are driven to safely produce, sell, and distribute the best brands in the world while fostering an environment rooted in our values and the neighborhoods and customers we serve.At Great Lakes Coca-Cola, you will work with brands such as Coca-Cola, Monster, Body Armor, Smartwater, Powerade, and MANY more.

Our Merchandising Team is responsible for maintaining Coca-Cola’s brand presence in the market and keeping products fully stocked on the racks, shelves, displays and coolers of our customers.

They work hard, along with our sales and delivery teams, to increase our sales, market share and profit by understanding our customers, consumers, and the competition.

This role will allow you to utilize your personal vehicle while being reimbursed for the miles that you drive.Openings also in Owatonna, Mankato, Rochester and Albert Lea.Position Summary:Merchandisers work in local stores to keep Coca-Cola products fully stocked on the shelves.

This position is primarily responsible for maintaining product availability and merchandising products at all designated accounts.Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:Maintains product in Store racks, shelves, displays, and coolers by identifying replenishment needs; transporting product between backroom and display floor with manual equipment (for example, pallet jack, handtruck); utilizing hand tools; replenishing, facing, and rotating product; building, changing, andtaking down product displays; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space; and securing damaged or defective product.Manages backroom by organizing and consolidating backstock (product).Identifying, monitoring, and reporting backstock inventory levels.Evaluating and processing damaged or defective product.Re-packing product.Organizing backroom materials (for example, pallets, product shells).Operating powered equipment (for example, straddle stacker, powered pallet jack) and manual equipment (for example, pallet jack).Completing Store documentation.Cleaning backroom.Maintains areas of responsibility in designated accounts by communicating status and concerns to Store and Company personnel.Identifying and reporting unsafe working conditions.Attending and completing Company training and certifications; followingCompany and Store policies regarding backroom, display floor, replenishment, equipment, and safety.Following applicable local, state, and federal laws.Utilizing a mobile device to complete work activities.Operating a motor vehicle.Provides customer service to Consumers and Store personnel by identifying and resolving concerns.Answering questions, locating product, and responding to assistance requests.Other projects or duties as assignedRequired Skills and Experience:High school diploma or GEDA candidate must be 18 years of age or meet the minimum state legal age requirements.Must have reliable automobile transportation, maintain an acceptable driving record and valid drivers license, and maintain auto insurance coverage at least to the minimum amount specified by the Company and state law.Must be able to lift products from 25 lbs.

to 50 lbs.

on a regular basis.This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.Preferred Skills and Experience:6 months related experience (ie working in a distribution warehouse environment, roofer, farmhand, grocery dock, construction, manipulating patients in a hospital/nursing home or physical therapy environment, or other positions which require continuous heavy lifting which deals with multi-temperature).Beverage industry experience.Prior customer service experience in solving customer issues/problems.1 year experience working in manual or powered pallet jacks.Straddle stacker certification.Powered pallet jack certification.Physical Demands and Work Environment:Ability to repetitively lift, carry, and position objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.Ability to repetitively push and pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance while kneeling; squatting; reaching above the head; reaching at the waist; reaching below the knees; and bending at the knees.Ability to repetitively push and pull manual transport equipment (for example, pallet jack, handtruck) containing product loads a minimum of 100 yards without assistance.Ability to repetitively grasp and manipulate objects of varying size and weight requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.Ability to exert oneself physically over sustained periods of time to complete job activities.Ability to read information in small, medium, and large print.Ability to stand a minimum of 6 hours during the workday.Ability to walk a minimum of 4 miles during the workday.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions.

Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Drug Free Workplace.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Reyes Holdings companies will recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications.

Our Practices and Procedures, including those relating to wages, benefits, transfers, promotions, terminations and self-development opportunities, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and all other classes protected by the Federal and State Government.

Drug Free Employer.