Main tasks
Join our production team and play a key role in
delivering high-quality malt to customers around the world. As a Shift
Operator, you will help ensure our malt consistently exceeds customer
quality expectations while supporting efficient, cost-effective operations from
barley intake through to malt dispatch.
You will contribute to a safe, sustainable, and
high-performing workplace by actively promoting a zero-harm culture,
prioritizing the health and safety of everyone on site, and helping to minimize
our environmental impact.
In this hands-on role, you will monitor and control
the day-to-day operation of the barley intake, drying, and malt production
processes, as well as the dispatch of malt and co-products, ensuring smooth and
efficient production across the site.
Key responsibilities:
- Production
Process
Control of
the malting production process from barley to malt as follows:
- Barley intake barley drying and screening.
- Barley to steep as per process instruction and
control via PLC. - Steeping as per process instruction and control
via PLC. - Germination per process instruction and control
via PLC. - Kilning as per process instruction and control
via PLC. · Conduct & record confirmation of checks on process batch cards
- Malt/Pellets/Screenings out loading.
- Monitoring of process control and reaction to and
progress of any adverse conditions associated with the malt process. - Alerting management of any deviations in process
control. - Preparation of samples.
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by
management. - Weighbridge operation.
- Barley dressing.
- Checks before dispatch
(Lab
checks). - Reporting
of breakdowns/faults and initial inspections. - Complete
detailed end of shift handover & communicate to oncoming Shift
Operator
- Hygiene/Cleaning
- Completion & confirmation of completion (or
justification of non-completion) of jobs as detailed on cleaning sheets. - Working on own initiative, prioritise accordingly
any other hygiene requirements which is not specifically scheduled on the
issued cleaning sheet.
- Documentation
and Records
All
the following documents to be completed (non-exhaustive list):
- Barley dressing sheet, screenings analysis, barley
drying sheet. - All sections of the batch record sheets.
- Cleaning sheet.
- Magnet record sheets.
- Checks before dispatch.
- Shift Change Sheets
- Shift Check Sheets
- Fault Log / Maximo (as required)
- Lab analysis sheets.
- Statutory/Legal
Obligations
- Ensure compliance with all current legal &
statutory obligations including, but not limited to, Health & Safety,
HACCP/food safety, environmental and employment legislation.
Master we are looking for ?
Qualifications/skills:
- Understanding of the full malting process (barley
intake, drying & storage through to malt despatch) to allow the role
holder to operate the site during a single person 12hr shift. - The ability to attain MAGB Fundamentals in
Malting qualification within 3 years of starting employment. - Conduct barley quality analysis on incoming loads
and malt quality checks pre-despatch. - Operation of weighbridge system & loading of
lorries with malt & co-products as required. - Understanding the electrical and mechanical
operation of the site & ability to undertake basic fault finding &
report process deviations or machinery faults which cannot be corrected. - Provide direct assistance to shift engineer
partner and other engineers. - Understanding the importance of health &
safety, food & feed safety, site hygiene, environmental issues and accurate
record keeping. - Basic to intermediate level IT skills.
- Ability to follow process instructions and a common
sense thinking and approach to allow working on own initiative to a level
of authority. - Practical hands-on attitude with good situational
awareness and the ability to complete documented risk assessments where
necessary and work safely at all times. - Able to actively participate in daily operations
meetings. - Able to successfully complete training inc misc safety
related courses, telehandler and shovel loader driver training, and any
other training required to carry out normal operator duties.
Actively participate in continual improvement
initiatives.
Masters of Malt's treasure
Advantages:
We offer an attractive salary and benefits
package and as part of a global organization can offer career opportunities
internationally. As Masters of Malt we want to be a great employer, focusing on
flexibility, inclusion, collaboration and health and wellbeing.
We live our
values, putting people at the heart of what we do.
“Strive” - our ambition is to be the
best maltster that's why every day we commit to challenge ourselves to achieve
the highest level.
“Care” - our strength is magnificent
when we care for our earth, our colleagues and our business partners. We
encourage trust, respect and treat each other with respect. We believe that
Diversity makes us stronger.
“Inspire” - We adopt a long-term
orientation delivering sustainable performance through innovation and
digitization, becoming praised Masters of Malt.
“Explore” – thinking out of the box
and embracing pioneer ideas to become a source of motivation, we like
challenging the status quo to develop full potential.
The company
BOORTMALT is a global malting company with a 3 million tonnes production capacity. The group is present on 5 continents with 27 malting plants. Boortmalt's expertise is widely acknowledged by brewers, distillers, and food industries, who rely on the supply of top-quality barley malts.
The Boortmalt Group is a fully owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agribusiness cooperative Axereal. Our relationship with Axereal, Europe's largest grain cooperative, ensures us access to high-quality barley year-round.
