Intake Operator

Company	Muntons MaltSee more
Address	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Form of work	- Permanent, Full-time
Salary	£27,000 a year
Category	Engineering

Job description

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 the 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’re likely to 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
Company profit based bonus
myStaffShop membership

Key tasks & responsibilities:

To sample, test and take delivery of grain deliveries to the site ensuring all loads meet the Food Safety and Quality standards required.
To run the intake, drying and dressing plant to maximum efficiency.
To communicate daily with the Intake Manager to ensure established priorities are dealt with in a co-ordinated approach.
To always maintain correct health and safety standards, following company policies and procedures, and always taking a generally responsive and proactive approach to safety.
To maintain correct Food Safety, HACCP and Good Manufacturing Practice standards.
To carry out cleaning and maintain cleaning schedules as required- team is solely responsible for intake plant hygiene.
To work flexibly and respond to the changing demands of the work, adapting to new work routines and practices accordingly.
To maintain good relationships with key stakeholders.
Maintain safe, healthy and risk free working environment on shift

o Maintain health, safety and environment (HSE) standards.
o Implement safety, health & environmental legislation and procedures.

Maintain Food and Feed safety working environment.

o Maintain food safety and feed safety standards, including personal hygiene and working environment standards.
o Implement Quality standards, ensuring adherence to quality procedures.

Key skills required:

Be open, honest and professional and to do the right thing, the right way for the Company, emphasising the benefits of a continuous improvement culture.
Follow all company (GMP, hygiene, environmental, H&S, personnel) policies and rules.
Embrace the benefits of working in a continuous improvements culture.
Be flexible and adaptable.
Be self-motivated and enthusiastic.
Be a competent forklift truck driver (full training can be provided).
Ability to operate grain intake plant (full training can be provided).
Have an understanding of malt production (full training can be provided).
Appreciation of Food Safety, HACCP and Good Manufacturing practice.
Be self-confident and able to work with minimum supervision.
Ability to work as part of a team.

Key behaviours and competencies:

Team Collaboration: Actively contributes to team working and cooperates with others, fostering a collaborative environment.
Task Management: Ensures tasks and activities stay on track by promptly raising any issues or concerns.
Problem Identification and Escalation: Identifies problems and opportunities and escalates them to the appropriate channels for resolution.
Alignment with Company Values: Demonstrates adherence to the company's values and aligns their actions and behaviours.
Respectful and Welcoming: Promotes a welcoming environment, treating everyone equally, fairly, and with respect.
Proactive and Positive Attitude: Exhibits a proactive, positive, and can-do attitude towards tasks and challenges.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,000.00 per year

Benefits: