An Exciting Opportunity: Maltings Shift Operator (Team Member)

A Little Bit About Us….

Muntons is a leading global supplier to the food and drinks industry, producing around 240,000 tonnes of malted products annually. We serve a wide range of customers, from global multinational drinks companies to regional food and beverage producers, as well as start-ups and small independent craft brewers across the world. Malt is the essential raw material for beer and malt whisky, and our malted ingredients are also key components in various food, drink, and baking applications.

This role comes at an exciting time for our business. We have recently invested over £13 million in our grain intake and maltings facility, which we believe is now one of the best in the industry. We are looking for a motivated candidate to help guide our team and maintain our high-quality standards as we continue to grow.

What You Will Be Doing:

In this role, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for manufacturing malt. Your work will ensure that our products meet agreed targets and specifications while maintaining safe, hygienic, and efficient production and storage environments.

Main Responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance: Ensure that all products are produced and packed according to specifications.
• Testing and Documentation: Carry out testing and quality checks, recording and maintaining accurate records of these checks.
• Good Manufacturing Practice: Follow all Good Manufacturing Practice requirements for your area.
• Housekeeping: Keep your work area clean and ensure completion of cleaning schedules, with documentation signed off.
• Shift Efficiency: Leave production and packing areas in a state that allows the next shift to run efficiently.
• Safety Compliance: Adhere to all safety and hygiene control measures, including Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
• Skill Development: Become multi-skilled in all areas of Malt manufacture.

What We Are Looking For:

• Equipment Operation: Ability to operate large-scale manufacturing equipment.
• Independence: Capability to work with minimal supervision.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in using computer-based recording and maintenance management systems.
• Forklift Licence: A current forklift licence is desirable but not essential.
• Procedure Adherence: Ability to work to and follow written procedures.
• Team Contribution: A team player who can contribute effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Physical Activity: This is a physically active role.

Key Behaviours and Competencies

• Team Collaboration: Actively contributes to team working and cooperates with others, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Task Management: Ensures tasks and activities stay on track by promptly raising any issues or concerns.
• Problem Identification and Escalation: Identifies problems and opportunities and escalates them to the appropriate channels for resolution.
• Alignment with Company Values: Demonstrates adherence to the company's values and aligns actions and behaviours accordingly.
• Respectful and Welcoming: Promotes a welcoming environment, treating everyone equally, fairly, and with respect.
• Proactive and Positive Attitude: Exhibits a proactive, positive, and can-do attitude towards tasks and challenges.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: A competitive salary of £36,732 per annum, reviewed annually.
• Performance Bonus: Company profit-based bonus to reward your contributions.
• Pension Contribution: Company pension contribution at 5%.
• Health Cash Plan: Access to a Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Life Assurance: Comprehensive life assurance cover for peace of mind.
• Flexible Working: Flexible working arrangements to support your lifestyle.
• Employee Benefits: Access to My Staff Shop and free onsite car parking.

Why Muntons?

At Muntons, we are committed to nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth in a supportive, innovative environment. Our recent investments in our facilities reflect our dedication to quality and sustainability. Joining Muntons means being part of a forward-thinking company with a proud history and a bright future. If you’re looking for a role that challenges you and offers the chance to develop both personally and professionally, Muntons is the place for you.

We have the opportunity to continue with the development of the Engineering team to provide 24/7 engineering support cover across our site.

The Job:
To be part of the Muntons Site Engineering Team responsible for the maintenance, maximising machine availability and continued efficient running of the mill, malt extract, band drier, spray drier, homebrew, maltings and site services.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary reviewed annually
• Company profit based bonus
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme
• 24 hour welfare help support line
• Life assurance
• Flexible working arrangement
• On-site parking

Principle Responsibilities:

• To carry out plant modifications, planned maintenance and small engineering projects
• To provide dynamic and proactive response to engineering breakdowns
• To proactively contribute towards maximising machine availability and efficiency
• To maintain correct health & safety standards at all times

The Candidate:

• A trained engineer who is both mechanically and electrically skilled
• Conversant with PLCs and process control equipment.
• Ability to work to challenging deadlines and quick response times
• Flexible to respond to the changing demands of the role
• Conversant with Continuous Improvement and TPM techniques.
• Ideally from a food manufacturing background
• Able to work using own initiative delivering high standard of work with minimal supervisory input.

Hours of Work:

• Average 42 hours per week
• 12 hour Panama shift pattern to incorporate full 24/7 coverage of the site.

Reporting to:
Engineering Team Leader