Top Companies Hiring for Operations Jobs in Jacksonville (Oct 2026)

You are hunting operations work in Jacksonville and you want to know who is actually posting, not who has a careers page full of stale promises. As of 14 October 2026, JobRise's live feed shows 17 open Operations jobs in Jacksonville, and the list below ranks every employer with more than one posting.

Numbers move fast. Treat this as a dated snapshot of open listings, not a market survey, and recheck before you spend a week on applications.

The ranked list of hiring companies#

These counts are open listings on 14 October 2026, using the company names exactly as they appear on the postings. Some of these are recruiters or staffing firms, and that changes how you approach them.

• Flourish Research: 3 open listings, including "Coordinator in Training" and "Research Assistant"
• LUVE USA - Heat Transfer: 2 open listings, including "Lean Process Engineer" and "Lean Process Technician"
• Serenity Mental Health Centers: 2 open listings
• H2 Health: 1 open listing, including "Registered Behavior Technician"
• UNTUCKit: 1 open listing, including "Keyholder (PT) - St Johns Town Center"
• Harris American: 1 open listing, including "Material Handler"
• Opal Autism Centers: 1 open listing, including "Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)"
• 1915 South / Ashley: 1 open listing
• AC Disaster Consulting: 1 open listing
• Vortex Group of Companies: 1 open listing

Two employers sit at the top with 3 and 2 postings, and after that it is a long tail of one-off roles, which is normal for a mid-size city where most companies hire a single operations person at a time.

That's the catch. Breadth exists. Depth doesn't.

How Jacksonville compares with the country#

Jacksonville has 34 open listings across all job categories on this date, and 17 of those are operations roles, so operations makes up half of what the city is showing right now.

Nationally there are 2,699 open operations listings in the United States, and Jacksonville's 17 is a small slice of that, so expect more options if you can search beyond the metro. The JobRise Hiring Report: the US gives the broader country picture if you want to see where demand sits outside Florida.

One blunt note: none of the 17 listings in this slice shows a salary. Zero. And 0 of 17 have entry-level titles like intern, graduate, junior, or trainee, so if you are early career you will be applying up into coordinator and specialist titles and arguing your case in the bullets.

Apply anyway.

How to target each type of employer#

The names on these listings split into a few buckets, and each one wants a different pitch.

Healthcare and clinical operators (Serenity Mental Health Centers, H2 Health, Opal Autism Centers). These post care-adjacent operations roles like Registered Behavior Technician, so your pitch should show scheduling, documentation, and compliance habits rather than just "worked with patients."

Research and clinical operations (Flourish Research). Their "Coordinator in Training" title suggests they build coordinators internally, and they have 3 open listings here, which is the most of any employer in this slice. Say you want the training path and can hold a tracker without being chased.

Industrial and manufacturing (LUVE USA - Heat Transfer, Harris American, Vortex Group of Companies). The lean titles at LUVE mean they care about process work. Bring numbers: lines per hour, scrap rate, overtime reduced.

Retail (UNTUCKit, 1915 South / Ashley). Keyholder roles are floor leadership plus opening and closing. Talk cash handling, shrink, and covering shifts.

Recruiters and staffing firms (AC Disaster Consulting and any listing that reads like a placement). Send them a short profile and say you are open to contract-to-hire, because these firms move fast and remember reliable people when a client calls on a Thursday needing someone Monday.

Fast movers win.

Referral and outreach scripts#

Do not send "I am interested in any openings." Send something a hiring manager can forward.

Referral script to a friend at the company:

"Hi Maya, I saw Flourish Research has a Coordinator in Training open in Jacksonville. I have 2 years of scheduling and vendor coordination experience and I would love a referral if the team looks solid. Happy to send my resume and a 3-line summary you can paste into Slack. Either way, thanks."

Cold message to a hiring manager or recruiter:

"Subject: Coordinator in Training, Jacksonville, 2 years of scheduling experience

Hi [Name], I applied for the Coordinator in Training role and wanted to introduce myself directly. In my last role I ran a 40-person weekly schedule and cut no-shows by tracking confirmations daily. I am local to Jacksonville and can start within 2 weeks. Resume attached. If this role is filled, I would still appreciate being considered for the next coordinator opening."

Follow-up after applying, 5 to 7 days later:

"Hi [Name], following up on my application for the Material Handler role. I have current forklift certification and 3 years of warehouse receiving experience. If you need someone sooner, I can come in for a same-day interview. Thanks for your time."

The 7-step plan#

1. Pull the current list. Open the Operations jobs in Jacksonville page and save every listing that fits your background, because the counts change weekly and yesterday's shortlist is already stale.

2. Sort by employer type. Put healthcare, industrial, retail, and staffing into separate columns. Each column gets its own resume version.

3. Rewrite your top 5 bullets around operations verbs: coordinated, scheduled, tracked, reduced, audited, shipped. Numbers first where you have them.

4. Use the [free company insights tool](/en/tools/company insights) to check each employer before you apply. Look for hiring activity and role patterns so you can name something real in your message.

5. Find one person at each target company. Search the company name plus "operations" or "coordinator" and send the cold script above. Two messages per company is the ceiling.

6. Apply the same day you send outreach, because recruiters check the applicant pile when a name shows up twice and a fresh application sits near the top of the queue.

7. Track everything in a simple sheet: company, role, date applied, contact name, last touch. Follow up at day 5 and day 12, then move on.

Worked example of a rewritten bullet. Before: "Responsible for warehouse operations and shipping." After: "Coordinated daily shipping for a 3-truck dock, cutting late departures from 6 a week to 1 by tightening the pick schedule." Same job, second version gets the interview.

Free tools#

• Operations jobs in Jacksonville
• JobRise Hiring Report: the US
• free company insights tool

FAQ#

How current are these company counts?

They are a snapshot of JobRise's live jobs feed taken on 14 October 2026. Listings close and new ones open daily, so recheck the page before you plan your week around any single employer.

Should I apply to staffing firms for operations jobs?

Yes, if you are open to contract or contract-to-hire work. AC Disaster Consulting appears in this slice, and firms like that can place you faster than a direct employer, though the role may be temporary.

None of the listings show a salary. How do I handle that?

Ask about the range in your first screen, before you invest in a second interview. Typical operations coordinator and specialist pay varies widely by industry and shift, so verify current figures on official sources and never assume a number from an old posting.

Are there really no entry-level operations roles in Jacksonville?

On this date, 0 of 17 listings carry titles like intern, graduate, junior, or trainee. That does not bar you from applying. Target coordinator, assistant, and material handler titles and make the case in your bullet points.

How does Jacksonville compare with the rest of the country?

Jacksonville shows 34 open listings across all categories and 17 in operations, while the United States shows 2,699 open operations listings. If your search stalls, widen to remote roles or nearby metros and check the Hiring Report for where demand is strongest.