About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and reliable Malting Shift Operator to join our production team. This is a key operational role, ensuring the malting site runs safely, efficiently and to schedule, while consistently delivering high-quality malt and maintaining full audit readiness.

As a Malting Shift Operator, you will operate plant and equipment across the full process, from barley intake through to despatch, with a primary focus on the Maltings. You will take pride in site hygiene, carry out autonomous maintenance, and work closely with colleagues across all departments. You will also be a key source of operational knowledge, keeping accurate records of site activity and performance.

What we offer: 

• Competitive Salary: Reviewed annually to ensure you’re rewarded fairly for your hard work.
• Performance Bonus: A company profit-based bonus that lets you share in our success.
• Pension Plan: We contribute 5% to your pension, helping secure your financial future.
• Health and Wellbeing: Access to a Health Cash Plan with a Reward Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and Life Assurance.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your personal and professional life.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Duties

• Carry out daily production activities across all areas of the plant
• Start, monitor and manage product transfers
• Monitor the SCADA control system to ensure plant performance meets expectations
• Visually inspect machinery and processes to confirm correct operation
• Set and adjust levels and controls to optimise plant performance

Autonomous Maintenance

• Complete Germination Vessel service checks after each unload
• Carry out minor repairs within training and competency, including patching leaks
• Change wash nozzles as required
• Perform general day-to-day maintenance tasks
• Identify and report mechanical issues requiring further support via the Pirina system

Plant Hygiene

• Complete cleaning tasks in line with hygiene schedules
• Proactively clean areas that fall below required standards
• Respond quickly to clean up spills as they occur

Administration & Reporting

• Accurately complete all required controlled documentation
• Report operational events and issues during daily meetings
• Monitor, input and record data using the control room computer systems

What We’re Looking For

You will be someone who takes ownership of your work, supports team standards, and contributes positively to site performance.

Key competencies include:

• Commitment to maintaining and improving production standards
• Strong focus on compliance, quality and continuous improvement
• A flexible and collaborative team player
• Honest, professional and safety-conscious approach to work
• Pride in delivering results while keeping the bigger picture in mind
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills with the ability to engage across all levels
• Positive attitude, enthusiasm and a strong work ethic
• Willingness to be flexible in approach and responsibilities

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work in a highly skilled production environment
• Strong focus on training, development and teamwork
• A role where your knowledge, ownership and contribution truly matter

Interested?
Apply now to be part of a dedicated team delivering quality, consistency and excellence in malting operations.

About the role

We are looking for an Engineering Maintenance Systems Lead to take ownership of our site maintenance systems and processes, ensuring they are robust, compliant and enable world-class maintenance performance.

This role is pivotal in supporting the Engineering and Operations teams through effective maintenance planning, CMMS governance, high-quality data management, and continuous improvement. You will act as the subject matter expert for maintenance systems, documentation and planning, helping to improve asset reliability, compliance and operational efficiency.

About us

Muntons is a global supplier to the food and drinks industry, delivering high-quality malt and malted ingredients to some of the world’s best-known brands. With over 100 years of heritage and sites in the UK and overseas, we are proud of our strong growth, sustainability focus and commitment to innovation as we look ahead to the next 100 years.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually
• Company pension contribution (5%)
• Health Cash Plan with rewards and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Company profit-based bonus
• myStaffShop membership

Key responsibilities

Maintenance systems & CMMS ownership

• Own, manage and continuously improve the site CMMS, ensuring high-quality data, effective workflows and system governance
• Maintain asset registers, PM routines, master data and job plans in line with engineering changes and audit findings
• Act as the site expert for CMMS usage, providing training and ongoing user support

Planning, scheduling & work control

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling activities for PPMs, ad-hoc works and project tasks
• Ensure maintenance workflows are standardised, followed, and continuously improved
• Coordinate resources, materials and priorities with Engineering, Production and third parties

Documentation & compliance

• Create, maintain and control work instructions, SOPs, job plans and technical documentation
• Maintain audit-ready engineering records in line with safety, quality and regulatory requirements
• Provide administrative control of statutory maintenance activities (e.g. LOLER, LEV, pressure vessels)
• Support internal and external audits in conjunction with the Maintenance Manager and Compliance teams

Performance & continuous improvement

• Analyse maintenance data, produce KPI reports and live dashboards to support decision-making
• Identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities to support equipment reliability and performance
• Liaise with stores teams to ensure spare parts availability and stock accuracy

Stakeholder support

• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Production Planning, Stores and external contractors
• Provide administrative and planning support to the Maintenance Manager
• Support contractor control processes and permit-to-work requirements

Candidate requirements

Essential experience & skills

• Strong engineering or technical background within an industrial or process-based environment
• Proven experience with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), such as Agility, SAP PM or similar
• Experience in maintenance planning and scheduling
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and produce value-adding reports
• Ability to write clear, accurate work instructions and job plans
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Desirable knowledge

• Compliance and statutory maintenance knowledge
• Understanding of contractor control and safe systems of work
• Experience working in regulated manufacturing or food production environments

Key competencies and behaviours:

• 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 their actions and behaviours.
• 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.
• Health & Safety: Follows all health and safety policies, reporting hazards, and ensuring a safe working environment for themselves and others

About the role 

For 100 years, Muntons has been producing high-quality, sustainable malt and malted ingredients for some of the most famous and well-loved brands around the globe. 

We have an established digital presence but we’re looking for a creative and digitally savvy communications and marketing professional to join our team to help move our digital communications forward. 

This role will play a key part in shaping how we creatively tell our story across our markets in the UK, Asia, Europe and the rest of the world, as well as engaging with customers, industry stakeholders and local communities on social media and other digital channels. 

Reporting to the Communications Manager and working closely with the wider Marketing Team. You’ll be producing digital content for use across multiple platforms including videos, social media posts, email and our website. You’ll also be involved in internal communications, creating content which captures the attention of colleagues across our sites. 

If you’re passionate about storytelling, social media, content creation and delivering impactful campaigns, this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark.

Responsibilities

Social media:

• You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Muntons social media channels. This will include co-ordination of an engaging calendar of social posts, content creation, execution and community management, monitoring and engagement. You’ll be running the Muntons corporate channels as well as revitalising the Muntons’ Homebrew channels too.
• Create high-quality, engaging, authentic content including short and long form videos, photography and graphics.
• Manage and grow our organic social media presence and engagement, monitoring performance and optimising content to maximise reach and impact.
• Working with the Communications Manager to deliver and manage effective paid-for social media campaigns that drive measurable results such as reach, engagement and conversions.
• Keep your finger on the pulse with social media trends and emerging platforms to keep our digital presence fresh and innovative.
• Reporting – track, analyse and report on social media performance, providing insights and recommendations to enhance content effectiveness and channel growth.

Campaigns:

• Working alongside the marketing team, take an active role in brainstorming creative marketing campaigns for new product launches or strategic campaigns that showcase our core products.
• Adapt and roll-out campaign concepts across organic and paid social media activity.
• Play a part in designing eye-catching content and artwork for internal and external campaigns, such as adverts and graphics.
• Analyse digital and social campaign performance metrics and provide insights to improve reach and effectiveness.
• Support the marketing team in keeping the company website updated, including writing blogs and news stories and SEO implementation through things like keyword research and on-page optimisation.
• Support internal communications activities as required. This might include creating photo/video/written content for internal information screens, monthly Town Hall meetings and our internal intranet system. 

Other:

• Supporting the wider marketing team with marketing and/or communications priorities as required.

Required skillset

• A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in digital communications/marketing, social media management and content creation.
• Experience of managing corporate social media accounts across channels, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and Bluesky
• Strong creative photography and videography skills, with proficiency in video editing software.
• Excellent creative copywriting for social media channels and storytelling ability for different digital formats, including longer form copywriting such as blogs and news stories.
• Experience delivering paid social media campaigns and an understanding of LinkedIn Campaign Manager and Meta Business Suite.
• An eye for design, with experience of using design tools such as Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite
• An eye for details, and the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise to meet deadlines.
• A confident self-starter,
• Understanding of SEO principles and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics)
• Experience of using content management systems such as Word Press – bonus
• B2B experience in the food, beverage, or sustainability sectors is a plus.
• This role will require occasional travel to our two production sites in Yorkshire so a full UK driving licence would be an advantage.

Desirable skills: 

• Understanding of SEO principles and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics)
• Experience of using content management systems such as Word Press – bonus
• B2B experience in the food, beverage, or sustainability sectors is a plus.
• This role will require occasional travel to our two production sites in Yorkshire so a full UK driving licence would be an advantage.
   

Join Our Team at Muntons: Multi - Skilled Shift Engineer

Are you ready to take on a vital role in ensuring the efficient and safe running of one of the industry’s leading malt and malted ingredients production sites? At Muntons, we’re looking for a dedicated individual to join our Engineering team at our Bridlington site, where you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining and optimising our plant operations. 

A little bit about us ….

Muntons is a significant global supplier to the food and drinks industry and has been producing high-quality malt and malted ingredients for some of the most famous, and well-loved brands around the globe for the over 100 years.  Successful and growing with customers ranging from multinational food and beverage producers to start ups and small independent craft brewers and distillers, you’re likely to have tasted our products already, without even knowing it!  You’ll find our headquarters in Suffolk, and our other production sites in East Yorkshire and Thailand.  We also have sales offices in Asia, Europe, and America.  We are passionate about malt, malted ingredients and sustainability; being the leaders in our field we are over halfway to meeting or beating our net zero carbon target by 2050.  We continue to look to the next 100 years as a strong and sustainable global supplier of malt and malted ingredients.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Company profit-based bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• myStaffShop membership

The Job….

In this role you will be part of the Engineering team  responsible for the maintenance and efficient, safe running of our plant. We are looking for a dynamic individual to carry out a range of electrical and mechanical engineering works, including planned maintenance, small projects, installations, and breakdown repairs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Day to Day engineering

• To provide a dynamic and proactive response to Engineering breakdowns, in order to maximise production and minimise plant downtime.
• To communicate on a daily basis with The Engineering Team leader, Engineering Manager to ensure established priorities are dealt with in a co-ordinated approach.
• Participate and update all taskings from CMMS Shire system, prioritising tasks, breakdowns and preventative maintenance task.
• To work flexibly and respond to the changing demands of the work, adapting to new work routines and practices accordingly.
• To take part in a call-out rota to ensure that an efficient “out of hours” breakdown service is maintained.

General Maintenance activities

• Act as support/ guidance to Shift operators performing Germination Vessel service checks after each unload.
• General day to day repairs within skillset and training.
• To carry outplant modifications and ensure plant is properly lubricated.
• To participate in all aspects of maintenance work associated with the annual plant shutdowns in the Grain Intake and Malting plants.
• To undertake planned maintenance routines as guided by the Engineering Manager/ Team leader.

Plant Hygiene

• Ensure all tools and equipment are removed from the food processing areas when completing tasks.
• Ensure the engineering workshop is tidy and good standard of house- keeping.
• Ensure spill are controlled and kept to a minimum.

Administration

• Respond to our on site customers request, providing updates via- email & shire system.
• Keep up to date on tasks and include all information – work done-when updating Shire CMMS.
• Submit accurate descriptions of spare parts requested.

Key Behaviours…

• Leadership: Demonstrates effective leadership by providing guidance and support to the team.
• Personal awareness: Presents good behaviours internally and externally, representing the business positively.
• Communication: Communicates clearly with team members, line managers, and stakeholders.
• Technical Knowledge: Possesses a solid understanding of industry processes, equipment, and regulations.
• Problem-solving: Identifies and resolves operational issues to maintain productivity.
• Quality Focus: Ensures adherence to quality control and regulations req'd for area of expertise
• Team Development: Supports the training and development of team members.
• Time and Resource Management: Efficiently manages time, resources, and production schedules.
• Safety Leadership: Prioritises and enforces a safe working environment.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Continuous Improvement: Encourages a culture of ongoing improvement in processes and productivity.
• Drive for Results:  Determined and resilient in ensuring targets are achieved and commitments are delivered

A little bit about us…

Muntons is a significant global supplier to the food and drinks industry with a combined output of around 240,000 tonnes of malted products per year. We supply global multinational drinks companies, major regional food and drink companies, all the way through to start-ups and small independent craft brewers around the world. Malt is the primary raw material for beer and malt whisky. Malted ingredients are used in a variety of applications within food, drinks and baking industries. This role is an opportunity to join the business at an exciting time. In recent years, the business has invested heavily in both the grain intake and maltings facility (excess of £13million) and we believe our grain intake to be one of the best in the industry.  We are looking for a keen candidate to help steer the team, whilst upholding our quality standards. 

We offer….

• Full training for the role
• Competitive salary reviewed annually
• Company profit based bonus
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Flexible working arrangements
• My Staff Shop
• Free onsite car parking

The Job:

In this role you will be part of a team that manufacturers and packs liquid and dried malt extracts to agreed targets and specifications whilst maintaining safe and hygienic production, packing and storage facilities.

Main Responsibilities:

• To ensure that all products are produced and packed within specification
• To carry out testing and quality checks, recording and maintaining records of these checks
• To understand and follow all Good Manufacturing Practice requirements for your area.
• To be proactive in keeping your work area clean ensuring that any cleaning schedules are completed and documentation signed off.
• To ensure that production and packing areas are left in a suitable state for the next shift to run efficiently.
• To adhere to all safety and hygiene control measures and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
• To become multi-skilled in all areas of Malt Extract Manufacturing.

The Candidate:

• The ability to operate large scale manufacturing equipment.
• The ability to work with minimum supervision.
• A willingness to work flexibly.
• Proficient in using computer based recording and maintenance management systems.
• Hold and maintain a current fork lift licence (desirable)
• The ability to work to and follow written procedures
• The ability to contribute to a team environment
• This is a physically active role.

Hours of Work:

12 hour day / night shift pattern with an average of 42 hours per week.

Rate of Pay: 

£37,687 per annum.

We are seeking a QC Laboratory Analyst to support the delivery of a high-quality control service for our internal and external customers. In this role, you will be responsible for managing daily laboratory tasks, prioritising effectively to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely results. 

What you will be doing: 

• Receiving and processing samples, determining the required analyses by referring to worksheets or SAP.
• Conducting testing in line with work instructions, maintaining accuracy, organisation, and attention to detail.
• Ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with Company Health & Safety standards and relevant Risk Assessments.
• Recording and reporting analysis results accurately using forms, spreadsheets, phone, or SAP.
• Maintaining a clean and well-organised laboratory environment, supporting good housekeeping practices.
• Monitoring consumables, solutions, and chemical stock levels, escalating to supervisors when re-stocking is required.
• Reporting equipment issues promptly to ensure smooth laboratory operations. 

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic team environment, where precision and reliability are key to supporting our business and customer needs. 

What We Are Looking For:  To be successful in this role you will be competent in:  

1. All routine quality control chemical testing off Malted Ingredient samples in order of priority.
2. All routine quality control testing of Malt samples in order of priority.
3. Testing of Chemical Proficiency scheme samples.
4. Ensuring that all internal standards and daily control malt results are monitored and if out of range escalated to lab supervisors.
5. Supporting non routine lab tasks such as micromalt analysis
6. Investigation of non-conforming results and updating lab supervisors in a timely manner of any outcomes including corrective actions.
7. Routine laboratory calibration work according to the weekly and monthly schedules.
8. Testing of non-routine samples from various production areas and NPD
9. General maintenance of specialised equipment e.g. reagent tube changes on Nitrogen analysers.
10. Reviewing and suggest updates to work instructions when required.
11. Training Junior analysts on tasks 1-10 

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 their actions and behaviours.
• 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. 

Working hours:  2 shift / 7 day or 2 shift / 5 day 

Looking for your next challenge at Muntons? 

We offer a supportive environment where your skills and expertise will be valued and developed. If you are driven by challenges and eager to contribute to a team that values quality and continuous improvement, the QC Laboratory is looking 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

An Exciting Opportunity: Maltings Shift Operator 

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.