truck driver

support technician

maintenance technician

field service technician

warehouse supervisor

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company

I worked in production/operations at Atlantic Bottling Company and overall it was a mixed experience. The people on the floor made the job worthwhile, but the way things are run from above created unnecessary frustration and inefficiency on a daily basis.

Cons: 
Management is always right—if you question a decision or offer a suggestion, you are automatically wrong and often shut down. Management puts systems in place that sabotage production, slowing things down for everyone. They promise training ahead of time, yet on release day there is no training provided, leaving the team to figure it out on the fly. Management yells at veteran workers for minor issues while newer workers get a free ride and far more leniency. Management holds grudges against workers who speak their minds and refuses to promote them, while employees who go along with management ideals or have connections to other managers receive fast promotions. Management doesn’t actually manage—they simply expect results and enforce rules without offering real guidance or support. Rules don’t apply to management. They create policies for everyone else and then break those same rules almost immediately. When the automated machine breaks down, management panics because there is no worst-case scenario plan in place, leaving the entire shift scrambling with no clear direction.

The strong team and flexible vacation time are real bright spots, but the inconsistent and reactive management style makes it hard to stay motivated or grow with the company. Potential applicants should go in with eyes wide open about the leadership culture.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people in all honesty made it worthwhile 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The environment, culture, management, and hours 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
When it comes down to the environment and culture for Coca Cola it’s honestly damaging to your mental health and self worth. You will quickly catch on to a high school-esque environment when it comes to the cliques and favorites. When you voice your concerns to management, you have the ability to see the gears turn in real time, but there’s nothing powering the machine. You barely get a response to your concerns and nothing changes. No matter how hard you work, attempt to step up, stay late, or offer to assist in other areas to help create a one team mentality. You can go out of your way to receive no recognition for doing such. Then management proceeds to talk about you behind your back when you bring things to their attention specifically the in house HR person Tim. Worked for this company twice the money wasn’t bad but management allowing staff to bully you and act as though they don’t see someone literally screaming at you is absolutely unacceptable. They do nothing and allow others to mock you. The safety in the warehouse is another level of concerns as they will allow the favorites to get away with just about anything. There is much that needs to be done to create a more welcoming culture and environment. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You will get there between 7-7:30am and it will end anywhere between 3-8:00pm. You will build orders, or replenish the floor, wrap pallets, load trucks, and clean.

Your day will start at 6:00 AM and will not end till 5:00 PM. Please take this into consideration when they offer you a salary. This is not a 40 hour a week job. They do not offer commissions, but offer an incentive program which the numbers are very hard to attain. They do not have a CRM system so they will do spot checks at your stores. Getting time off is a struggle as you must compete with other employees for time off as no one can take the same day off. You cannot take any PTO during any holiday. You end up spending much of your own gas money as they will not pay mileage past your first/last store even of the stores are 60 miles away. They ask that you activate the tracking device on your iPad every morning when you leave your house but are told your day does not start until you reach your first store which could be an hour away. They ask that you don’t turn it off until you are home, but your day ends when you leave your last store.  Management gives out little to no praise or encouragement. 

I like the early starts which means early out each day. 
I also like that we work 4/10 hour days and we rotate Saturday’s for OT.  
I like that management is out in the field and willing to lend a hand. 
I like that the driver group are a tight group. I would say they have a good competitive spirit between them. 

If you plan on having a life outside of work, this job is not for you.  You don't go home until your trailer is empty. Some days could be 8 hours, the next could be 12,13, even 14 hours. There's no telling when you'll be off. It makes it very difficult to balance a home life with this job. If you have non-DOT compliant equipment and you report it to the appropriate parties; You may get stuck with the same, broken equipment, multiple more times throughout the week. It's your record on the line if you get pulled over, not theirs. So they don't really seem to care. To them, it's all about getting product out the door. The company and beverage industry alike are just a dog eat dog environment. There are multiple truck driving jobs out there that pay much better that don't require nearly the amount of physical labor this job requires.

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ABC) is a great place to work at. Most employees worked the normal 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. The CEO and President are always engaged with the company and employees. The CEO is down-to-earth and willing to support the growth of the business. There are many benefits such as health checks every six months, health insurance, discounts, and an assortment of treats every week. The hardest part about working at ABC was the slowness of pushing new and secure technology to employees. Everyone was either hesitant to buy products that protected the company, or employees were not well-versed in the usability of the technology. Overall, ABC has some of the nicest people with some of the best benefits. (25¢ Coca-Cola, with proceeds that benefit employees)

You have no set time that you are off, you can work 8-14hrs on a daily basis. They will tell you that there is a “set” schedule but there is absolutely NOT. The management will lie and manipulate you in various manners. The workplace itself is extremely toxic and uncomfortable. You have to kill yourself to reach the top pay tier. They will tell you it’s easy achievable, but it’s absolutely not. The minimum is somewhat easy to achieve, even though it is actually higher than they list on their job postings. The best part of the job is most of your other builders are enjoyable to work with, before they all get fired because they have lives outside of work or can’t make the minimum in time before being fired. 

They misrepresent the pay and the way the work goes. Pay is based off of cases picked per hour. More cases more money. Except you're competing with 10 other people to get your numbers. So while your pay goes up your hours go down making the raise redundant. And if someone else doesn't feel like doing their job i.e. checking pallets before they're shipped, that can cost you your raises. 13.50 an hour is not a reasonable wage in this day and age. The management was decent. The guys on the floor are a different breed than I'm comfortable bring around. 

Bonuses are not obtainable. Management does not trust it's people and benefits are taken away daily. Not a good place for advancement and all departments are looking for other job opportunities outside the company. Don't waste your time applying here. It's just a waste and you'll regret it. Management is constantly looking for "someone to fire". You will be micromanaged here everyday and will end up losing money if you are in the car policy! Stay away!!

They treat their merchandisers’ terrible, no matter how good of a job you do it’s never enough. The merchandiser supervisor  would hire woman employees after looking them up on Facebook to see if they were good looking/single before hiring. The management had no clue as to what was going on and leaving you as the middle man all the time. Would never recommend anyone to go here, bad pay and benefits.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 4 salaries reported	$22.25 per hour
Support technician 4 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour
Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$25.17 per hour
Field service technician 3 salaries reported	$21.67 per hour
Warehouse supervisor 1 salary reported	$58,000 per year

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