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LABORATORY AND QA ASSISTANT

BOORTMALT UK -
Buckie

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Qualifications

Laboratory experience
Master's degree

Full job description

Missions essentielles

The Laboratory Assistant, based at Buckie, will support the Regional Quality & Technical Manager in delivering accurate, timely, and fully traceable analytical results for distilling malt produced across the UK & Ireland region.

This role is responsible for ensuring that core Certificate of Analysis (COA) parameters are generated efficiently for off-kiln production batches, micromalted samples, and blend samples. The output of this role is critical in supporting operational decision-making, product release, and meeting customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out routine laboratory analysis on malt samples from UK & Ireland distilling malt sites
Perform analytical testing for key parameters including moisture, fermentability, beta-glucans, and others
Prepare samples for analysis, including milling, weighing, and laboratory mash preparation
Operate and maintain laboratory equipment such as extract apparatus, fermentation incubators, beta-glucan analysers, density meters, and friability testers
Accurately record analytical results and ensure full traceability of laboratory data
Support the generation of Certificate of Analysis (COA) data for distilling malt batches
Receive, log, and manage samples from Buckie and Glenesk, ensuring correct identification, storage, and prioritisation
Perform routine calibration, verification, and basic maintenance of laboratory equipment
Maintain high standards of laboratory housekeeping, safety, and quality compliance
Assist with documentation required for quality systems, audits, and certifications
Monitor laboratory consumables and support procurement of supplies
Support technical trials, including micromalting analysis and barley variety evaluation
Assist in investigating analytical deviations or non-conforming results
Contribute to continuous improvement of laboratory processes and workflows

Working Pattern

This role is primarily Monday to Friday, supporting analytical coverage for a 24/7 production environment. There may be occasional requirements to work weekends to complete sample preparation or monitoring, depending on operational demand.

Master recherché

To excel in this role, you will demonstrate:

Exceptional attention to detail.
A strong commitment to accuracy and precision, particularly in data collection and reporting.
The ability to follow laboratory protocols and procedures consistently and accurately.
Previous experience working in a laboratory environment, ideally within grain, brewing, or food laboratories.

Trésor des Masters of Malt

If this role seems like a good fit for your skills and experience, we want to hear from you - apply now!

If you need more information, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.

We offer an attractive salary and benefits package and as part of a global organization 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 digitization, 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.

L'entreprise

Présentation

BOORTMALT is a global malting company with a 3 million tonnes production capacity. The group is present on 5 continents with 27 malting plants. Boortmalt's expertise is widely acknowledged by brewers, distillers, and food industries, who rely on the supply of top-quality barley malts.

The Boortmalt Group is a fully owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agribusiness cooperative Axereal. Our relationship with Axereal, Europe's largest grain cooperative, ensures us access to high-quality barley year-round.

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