Production Shift Operator - Malted Ingredients in Stowmarket

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 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’ll likely 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.

In this role Muntons will provide:

• Competitive rate of pay, reviewed annually
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Company profit based bonus
• myStaffShop membership

Key responsibilities:

• Manage your time in line with production requirements.
• Operate plant and equipment right through the plant from start to finish of process, mainly focusing on quality and throughput at each stage.
• Strive to improve site hygiene levels, and carry out autonomous maintenance to ensure machinery runs as smoothly as it can.
• Work closely with all the other departments on site.

Key tasks:

• Ensure production runs on time in accordance with the plan, escalating any issues.
• Monitor the SCADA control system to ensure plant is functioning as expected.
• Complete production documents as required.
• Report on events in the daily meeting.
• Take and complete any actions.
• Report any issues to your line manager.
• Monitor and record information on the control room computer.
• Report all deviations from the production plan in a clear and timely manner.
• Record all lost time on the lost time sheet with the appropriate level of detail.
• Work safely in line with WI’s, SWP’s, RA’s and Training.
• Ensure shift handovers are clear, concise, received and understood.
• Carry out instructions asked of you by the shift leader.
• Carry out plant cleaning as detailed in hygiene schedules or as requested.
• Proactively clean areas which are not up to the required standard.

New Team Member Training:

• Participate in own training and training of others, share learning and provide support to new team members to help them integrate into the team.

Key skills required:

• Contribute toward improving and maintaining the standards of the production team.
• Assist in ensuring continued compliance with relevant standards.
• Be a flexible team member.
• Contribute to the overall effectiveness and compliant operation of the site.
• Be open, honest and professional and do the right thing, the right way for the Company.
• Communicate all relevant information in a professional manner.
• Take pride in their work, not losing sight of the big picture.
• Take personal responsibility.
• Exhibit enthusiasm and commitment.

Key behaviours and competencies:

• Team Collaboration: Actively contribute to team working and cooperate with others, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Task Management: Ensure tasks and activities stay on track by promptly raising any issues or concerns.
• Problem Identification and Escalation: Identify problems and opportunities and escalate them to the appropriate channels for resolution.
• Alignment with Company Values: Demonstrate adherence to the company's values and align actions and behaviours.
• Respectful and Welcoming: Promote a welcoming environment, treating everyone equally, fairly, and with respect.
• Proactive and Positive Attitude: Exhibit a proactive, positive, and can-do attitude towards tasks and challenges.