Production Operative

The person we are looking for proactive, reliable person who has the aptitude to learn the malting process. Experience in malting, grain processing, brewing or food manufacturing activities is desired.

The role is a shift based role with a 12 shift pattern that rotates through days, nights and weekends. Ability to work across this shift pattern is essential for this role.

Boortmalt promotes a positive health and safety culture and as such it is a requirement of the role that the post holder prioritises health and safety and ensures that our standards in terms of product safety, quality and environment are followed.

Operating the plant and monitoring the production process to ensure the production of malt in accordance with product specifications, cycle-times and efficiency criteria. Ensuring that all actions are undertaken safely and in compliance with quality and food safety requirements.

Safety.
- Ensure that all activities are undertaken in accordance with Health and Safety procedure and where required ensuring that the appropriate PPE is worn.
- Demonstrating a keen awareness of H&S requirments
- Demonstrating positive behaviours to support the site safety culture and to minimise accidents - reporting of risks and taking action to ensure safety for yourself and others.
Hygiene
- Ensuring that work areas are kept tidy and free of debris. - this involves sweeping and bagging of grain. Manual handling of waste product, shovelling and sweeping. Use of hoses and water under pressure for cleaning.
- Cleaning / hosing of machinery on completion of a process
Production
- Responsible for the processing of barley into malt. This includes operating the plant to instigate each of the processes associated with the production of malt. - Steeping, Germination and Kilning
- Undertake process checks and samples throughout the production process - this activity requires mobility throughout the plant and requires climbing numerous flights of stairs throughout the shift
- Ensure the transfer of the grain between different process locations at the relevant cycles time and stage of the process
Quality
- Ensure that the appropriates steps and processes are undertake to maximise First Time Right (FTR)output. Ensure that any issues that impact FTR are highlighted and addressed
Communications
- Ensure that there is a comprehensive handover to other operators are shift change times.
- Work closely with other departments, eg hygiene and engineering to ensure that the plant is running efficiently and good standards of hygiene are maintained.
- Positively contribute to the continuous improvement activities
- Demonstrate a proactive approach - timely reporting and response to operation problems
We offer an attractive salary and benefits package and as part of a global organisation 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 digitisation, 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.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £32,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus scheme

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
Reference ID: BSE Prod Op