As a Day Operator, you will play a
key role in producing high-quality malt that consistently meets and exceeds
customer specifications, from barley intake through to malt dispatch, while
supporting efficient and cost-effective operations.
You will take ownership of the day-to-day operation
and process control of the malting plant, with a strong focus on barley, malt,
and co-product handling. Working closely with line management and colleagues
across the site, you will coordinate activities, follow operational priorities,
and provide support across teams whenever required.
Safety is at the heart of everything you do. You will
actively contribute to a zero-harm culture, helping to protect the health and
safety of everyone on site while minimizing environmental impact.
In this role, you will support and control the general
operation of barley intake, drying, malt production, and the dispatch of malt
and co-products, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient site performance every
day.
Key responsibilities:
Weighbridge operation.
Barley intake barley drying and screening.
Barley dressing.
Malt handling
Operation of pellet plant.
Preparation of samples.
Checks before dispatch (Lab checks).
Malt/Pellets/Screenings out loading.
Alerting management of any deviations in grain handling.
Any other reasonable duties as requested by management.
Reporting of breakdowns/faults and initial inspections.
Complete detailed end of shift handover & communicate to oncoming
Shift Operator
- Production
Process (as necessary to meet business requirements)
Deputise for
Shift Operator in Control of the malting production process from barley to malt
as follows:
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
