JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Roast House Operator
REPORTS TO: Production Services/Roast House Supervisor
LOCATION: Witham
HOURS: Shifts working 9 hours per shift (6am - 3pm and 3pm – Midnight)
Potential to move Shift pattern of four on four off, 6am to 6pm or 6pm to 6am
SUMMARY OF JOB:
Operation of the roast house production plant and green malt production to provide a range of roasted products as required by malting management. Cleaning of areas as required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Production of roasted products as instructed by malting management, including operation of filling equipment, roasting drum, cooler and product storage plant, streets and turners
- SIW and cast as required
- Liaison with barley and malting staff to determine availability of raw materials
- Running the roaster drums to achieve the colour and quality of product required by the malting management
- Movement of the product to final store as instructed
- Sampling of product and ensuring prompt delivery of sample to Malt lab
- Liaison with engineering staff to report and assist in identifying operational problems
- Liaison with malting management to report any obvious production anomalies and to be familiar with the latest instructions and procedures
- General cleanliness of roast house and green malt production areas, conveying equipment, inside roasting drums, coolers, streets and turners
- Completion of all necessary record keeping on computer and roasters book, in accordance with quality procedures including booking consumed malt batches off system
- Greasing of no.3 and no.4 roasting machines
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL:
- Qualifications: GCSE (or equivalent) minimum of a grade C in English, Maths and a Science subject
- Skills/Abilities: Able to determine colour differences by eye
- Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
- Computer literate
- Quality awareness
- Adaptable and flexible
- Good people skills
- Literate and numerate
- Team player
- Good level of fitness
- Good concentration and attention to detail
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage their own workload
- Working Knowledge: Experience of working in a manufacturing environment
DESIRABLE:
- Qualifications: Malting qualification
- Skills/Abilities: Carry out minor repairs of plant machinery
- Forklift
- Working Knowledge: Experience of working within brewing/distilling/malt industry
