Summer Harvest Staff
Temporary Operators
Craigswalls Grain Store
Simpsons Malt is one of the UK’s biggest malting companies with 150+ years of successful supply to brewers and distillers with a customer range from the smallest craft and microbrewers to multi-nationals in the UK and around the world, and we are now proudly B-Corp accredited.
Some exciting opportunities have arisen to join us for the harvest season, between the period from July to October. We are looking to employ keen people to help us perform pre harvest preparation and assist with intake during the harvest period. Basic job details are as follows:
Plant Operators
- 7am–7pm and 7pm–7am shifts working on a set rota, including weekends.
- Responsible for operating the grain drying plant safely and efficiently.
- Ensuring barley is conditioned correctly in line with our process control plans.
- Carrying out routine cleaning, monitoring, and basic upkeep of the plant.
- Cleaning and preparing grain sheds prior to harvest intake.
- General housekeeping and maintaining high cleanliness standards across the site.
- Carrying out routine checks and reporting faults or maintenance issues promptly.
Key requirements:
- Flexibility with working hours.
- Commitment to maintaining high health, safety and housekeeping standards.
- Ability to work safely under pressure during busy harvest periods.
- Willingness to undertake physically demanding work in an industrial agricultural environment.
- Basic computer skills, especially when programming equipment and ensuring machine controls are set correctly.
- Reliable and self-motivated.
- Good team player.
- Strong communication skills.
- Be able to work without supervision.
- Previous grain drying or agricultural machinery experience is beneficial but not essential.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- Discretionary retention bonus.
- Experience of working for a Certified B Corporation accredited company.
- Guaranteed full time work in the harvest period.
- You would gain some valuable experience of a busy working environment with involvement in risk assessments and standard operating procedures.
- On-site parking.
This is an ideal opportunity for anyone studying agriculture, or interested in a career in agriculture, to work for the UK’s leading independent maltster.
Simpsons Malt operates a Substance Misuse Policy and testing will be undertaken upon commencement of employment, with random testing thereafter.
Applications are encouraged from local candidates.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
