A Little Bit About Us….

Muntons is a significant global supplier to the food and drinks industry, producing high-quality malt and malted ingredients for over 100 years. Our products are enjoyed by 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 realising it! Our headquarters are in Suffolk, with additional production sites in East Yorkshire and Thailand, along with sales offices in Asia, Europe, and America. We are passionate about malt, malted ingredients, and sustainability; as leaders in our field, we are well on our way to meeting or exceeding our net zero carbon target by 2050. We are committed to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for the next 100 years as a global supplier of malt and malted ingredients.

What You Will Be Doing:

Key Responsibilities 

As Engineering Scheduler / Planner, you will be part of the Engineering team at Muntons, responsible for the planning and scheduling of engineering maintenance work including preventative, ad hoc and project work carried out by the department. Liaise with Production Planning to facilitate required work and business needs. To ensure required spares are available through engineering stores liaison and communication and provide site support to stores department. Provide administrative control of statutory maintenance e.g., LOLER and Pressure Vessels. To support the Maintenance Manager and Compliance Team for all external/internal audits. To maintain and administer the Contractor database and required documentation. To be proficient with the engineering CMMS in use on site including reporting and creation/amendment of PPMs. To provide administrative support to the engineering department.

In this role you will:

• Schedule/Plan PPM's, Ad Hoc and departmental project work
• Liaise with Production planning team and operational staff
• Ensure spares are available via stores liaison and provide site support to stores team
• Provide administrative control of statutory maintenance
• Provide administrative control of the Contractor Database
• Provide administrative support to the engineering department
• Support Maintenance Manager/Compliance Team with internal/external audits
• Proficient user of CMMS

What We Are Looking For:

• Proficient in using the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) 
• Proven engineering skills and knowledge
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office including Outlook/Excel
• Able to communicate across all levels of the business
• Carry out all activities on site in compliance of quality, health, safety and the environment (including safe working practices and risk assessments).
• Have an understanding and working knowledge of contractor control and permit requirements in relation to the site
• Contribute to the overall effectiveness, compliant & efficient operation of the site.
• Communicate all relevant information in a professional manner
• Demonstrate flexibility in order to ensure continuous cover within the department whilst effectively managing your own workload.  

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.

What We Offer:

• Competitive rate of pay, reviewed annually 
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Company profit-based bonus
• Flexible working arrangements
• myStaffShop membership

Why Muntons?

Joining Muntons means becoming part of a legacy that spans over a century in the malt industry, where innovation, sustainability, and excellence are at the heart of what we do. As Engineering Scheduler/Planner you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our malting operations, contributing to a business committed to continuous improvement and the development of its people. If you are a motivated and innovative professional with a passion for driving operational excellence, Muntons is the place for you.

A Little Bit About Us….

Muntons is a significant global supplier to the food and drinks industry, producing high-quality malt and malted ingredients for over 100 years. Our products are enjoyed by 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 realising it! Our headquarters are in Suffolk, with additional production sites in East Yorkshire and Thailand, along with sales offices in Asia, Europe, and America. We are passionate about malt, malted ingredients, and sustainability; as leaders in our field, we are well on our way to meeting or exceeding our net zero carbon target by 2030. We are committed to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for the next 100 years as a global supplier of malt and malted ingredients.

What You Will Be Doing:

Key Responsibilities 

Innovation and enjoyment are key to our growth strategy. As a pro-active Brewing and NPD Technologist, passionate about brewing, and able to demonstrate a strong technical knowledge in the discipline, you will directly influence these areas. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work directly with our customers, ranging from craft brewers to multinationals, supporting them to get the very best out of our products. In addition, you’ll also help shape and progress our innovation plans for the future through ideation and development of innovative new products.

Based in our impressive Innovation Centre, you will:

• Be the ‘go-to’ person for all technical aspects of brewing and distilling, for our customers and other departments within the business.
• Offer a high level of support in the event of complaints or routine technical reviews. As well as holding discussions remotely, you will be required to visit brewers to support them on site.
• Support the Senior NPD Technologist / NPD Manager with the development of high quality malted ingredient and application samples according to priorities communicated.
• Be aware of our NPD process, keeping accurate development notes according to procedures laid out, logging and labelling samples accordingly.
• Submit samples to Muntons laboratory as needed, briefing them on the projects and analytical needs.
• Assist senior technologists and the NPD manager with planning and progression of NPD factory trials.
• Play a key role in the smooth running of the Centre for Excellence, ensuring all areas are presented in a tidy, hygienic, professional manner
• Support the maintenance and safe running of Muntons 1HL micro-brewery, when required. This includes cleaning, maintenance requests to the on-site engineering team, and accompanying visitors on site to utilise the brewery. It is vital that all procedures are followed, ensuring safe operation of the facility.
• Visit customers as needed to present samples / offer technical support.
• Compile customer presentations with the support of Senior tech / NPD manager.
• Use all relevant innovation centre equipment according to procedures, with the support of Senior Tech / NPD manager.
• Participation in and creation of taste panels as required.
• Work collaboratively with other departments globally to progress projects. 
• Be able to prioritise your work in an effective way.
• Develop your attention to detail and accuracy.
• Be able to follow instructions, 
• Show willingness to learn new skills.
• Proactively share ideas, feedback and opportunities for further improvement..

What We Are Looking For:

Advanced science-based qualification preferably related to brewing..

Industry Experience: a minimum of 2 years of experience in a technical brewing based environment.

• Create quality samples: Consistently create fantastic samples, produced in a safe, hygienic manner.
• Great note keeping: Keep accurate notes, recording all of your work.
• Exhibit superb technical knowledge: Fantastic feedback from our customers, thanks to sharing your knowledge and offering exemplary technical support.
• Contribute to the team: Actively share ideas, feedback with other team members, globally, while offering practical support to the team. 
• Follow the process: Ensure your tasks are completed according to the NPD procedures, and to agreed timescales.

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.

What We Offer:

• Competitive rate of pay, reviewed annually.  Salary guide:  Upto £35,000 per annum
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Company profit-based bonus
• Flexible working arrangements
• myStaffShop membership

Why Muntons?

Joining Muntons means becoming part of a legacy that spans over a century in the malt industry, where innovation, sustainability, and excellence are at the heart of what we do. As a Maltings Technologist, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our malting operations, contributing to a business committed to continuous improvement and the development of its people. If you are a motivated and innovative professional with a passion for driving operational excellence, Muntons is the place for you.

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.

What you will be doing: 

Key responsibilities and tasks

To safeguard the company assets by ensuring monies owed to the company are collected on time and to ensure that credit provided to customers is controlled within the scope of the Credit Management policy; to reconcile bank accounts on a daily basis; and  to assist in the efficient functioning, and delivery of services, provided by the Finance Team.

• Maintain sales ledger to minimise overdue debts with customers; communicating with customers directly to collect amounts owed, and solving any queries with internal teams.
• Ensuring that the credit policy is adhered to when considering requests to release blocked sales orders, and taking appropriate action after checking status of customer account and customer credit limits.
• Using credit referencing software to respond to applications for credit and provide Sales Managers and customers with details of credit limits and terms.   
• Work with our insurance brokers to review and renew insured credit limits when our insurance policy is up for renewal.
• Monitor any communications from credit reference providers and update Sales Managers on any recommended changes to credit limits and customer status based on data provided by credit reference agencies.
• Contact customers regarding clearance of credit balances.
• Daily allocation of bank movements onto SAP, supported by daily bank reconciliations.
• Enforce third party collections and communicate actions to the appropriate sales manager
• Update SAP master data with customer credit information.
• Issue statements to customers twice monthly. 
• Issue dunning emails to customers on a daily basis.
• Provide accurate documentation for Letters of Credit and Cash against Documents when requested by Sales.
• Monitors accounts for bad debts and seek approval to provide and / or write off.
• Produce weekly aged debt reports to Sales Managers.
• Send copy invoices/ credit memos when requested.
• Provide cover for other Finance team roles.
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the role.

What we are looking for:

To excel in this role, you should possess the following skills:

• A good understanding of sales ledger, and proactive role in collecting debts of company debtors
• Able to manage recording of payments, and ensuring the integrity of the accounts
• Be complianct with credit policy guidelines in regard to account management and company policies
• Ensure effective and efficient cash collection
• Assessing new credit requests and reviewing customers’ credit rankings with banks and risk to business
• Review of existing processes and looking for opportunities for improvement
• Confident and comfortable having difficult conversations with internal and external customers
• Ability to build and maintain relationships, both internally and externally 
• Ability to manage customer/supplier expectations through exceptional communication skills and provide an informed, professional service to all customers (internal and external).
• Undertake SSC activities in relation to other operational area

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.
   

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary: Reviewed annually to ensure you’re rewarded fairly for your hard work. 
• Performance Bonus: A company profit-based bonus that lets you share in our success.
• Pension Plan: We contribute 5% to your pension, helping secure your financial future.
• Health and Wellbeing: Access to a Health Cash Plan with a Reward Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and Life Assurance.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your personal and professional life.

Why Muntons?
At Muntons, we believe in investing in our people and creating a supportive, rewarding work environment. If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real impact and grow your skills in a stable, thriving company, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and become a part of a team that values quality, safety, and teamwork!
 

An Exciting Opportunity: Project Manager

A Little Bit About Us …

Muntons is a significant global supplier to the food and drinks industry, producing high-quality malt and malted ingredients for over 100 years. Our products are enjoyed by 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 realizing it! Our headquarters are in Suffolk, with additional production sites in East Yorkshire and Thailand, along with sales offices in Asia, Europe, and America. We are passionate about malt, malted ingredients, and sustainability; as leaders in our field, we are well on our way to meeting or exceeding our net-zero carbon target by 2050. We are committed to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for the next 100 years as a global supplier of malt and malted ingredients.

What You Will Be Doing:

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects while ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. As an experienced Project Manager with a solid engineering background, your responsibilities will include:

• Defining project objectives, creating detailed project plans, and assembling and leading cross-functional project teams with a strong engineering focus.
• Coordinating and allocating resources, managing project risks, and communicating with stakeholders to provide updates and gather feedback, ensuring that engineering considerations are integral to the process.
• Monitoring project progress, adjusting plans as necessary, and ensuring quality standards are met, particularly those related to engineering and technical performance.
• Handling project documentation, overseeing budget management, and conducting post-project evaluations to identify areas for improvement and ensure successful project delivery.
• Leading the planning and coordination of engineering tasks, identifying technical risks, and managing budgets, especially for capital-intensive engineering projects.
• Maintaining and improving food safety and hygiene standards while integrating robust engineering solutions to meet regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing change management, quality management, and adherence to company procedures, with a focus on engineering best practices.
• Raising and approving work permits as necessary, particularly those involving significant engineering or technical work.

What We Are Looking For:

We are looking for an exceptional Project Manager to join our Project Management Office. Degree-educated in engineering or a related field, with a proven track record (5+ years) of success in delivering large, technically complex projects in excess of £5 million.

Key Skills Required

• Strong ability to lead and communicate with team members and external contacts, especially during the commissioning of new plants or significant engineering modifications.
• Capability to work alone or as part of a team, providing mechanical engineering, production, and health and safety improvements.
• Proficiency in maintaining high standards for departmental and plant-wide equipment, with a deep understanding of engineering principles.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to provide relevant information professionally, including in scheduled reports that often include technical and engineering data.
• Ability to manage tasks that minimize downtime and maintain product quality, with a focus on engineering solutions.
• Contactable out of hours and available for occasional call-outs, particularly for urgent engineering issues.
• Proficiency in maintaining accurate records in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and familiarity with engineering documentation and standards.
• Flexibility to ensure continuous cover within the department while effectively managing your own workload, especially in technically demanding situations.
• Familiarity with Excel and MS Project, particularly for engineering project management.
• Ability to manage budgets and costs within the Capital project framework efficiently and understand key project drivers of performance, with a focus on engineering deliverables.
• Act as a proactive lead on site-specific issues and drive investigative work as the subject matter expert on engineering incidents and dangerous occurrences.
• Ability to work with the leadership team to manage stakeholder expectations, particularly in relation to engineering outcomes.
• Lead the delivery of projects by Cost, Quality, and Time, with a strong focus on engineering efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage People Performance across the Project team and influence across the site while ensuring delivery of the team’s performance KPIs, with a specific focus on engineering teams.
• Engage in effective “horizon scanning” of legislative and other environments, especially those affecting engineering practices.
• Promptly involve stakeholders when unable to resolve issues within managerial responsibility, particularly on engineering matters.
• Provide information for third parties conducting FEED studies or detailed designs, ensuring engineering input is comprehensive and accurate.
• Experience in the creation, planning, execution, and supervision of several large-scale engineering projects in the business with excellent outcomes.
• Deputize for the PMO when required, especially in engineering-related discussions and decisions.
• Ability to present confidently to the Board of Directors on matters pertaining to project concept and delivery, with a focus on engineering strategy and outcomes.
• OPEX budget planning and delivery, with a specific focus on engineering and technical expenditures.

Key Behaviours and Competencies:

• Leadership: Demonstrates effective leadership by providing guidance and support to the team, especially in engineering contexts.
• Personal Awareness: Presents good behaviours internally and externally, representing the business positively.
• Communication: Communicates clearly with team members, line managers, and stakeholders, with an emphasis on engineering communication.
• Technical Knowledge: Possesses a solid understanding of industry processes, equipment, and regulations, particularly from an engineering perspective.
• Problem-Solving: Identifies and resolves operational issues to maintain productivity, with a strong focus on engineering challenges.
• Quality Focus: Ensures adherence to quality control and food safety standards, with engineering excellence as a core component.
• Team Development: Supports the training and development of team members, with a focus on engineering skills.
• Time and Resource Management: Efficiently manages time, resources, and production schedules, with a strong understanding of engineering resource allocation.
• Safety Leadership: Prioritises and enforces a safe working environment, particularly in engineering contexts.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changing circumstances and priorities, with the agility to address engineering challenges as they arise.
• Continuous Improvement: Encourages a culture of ongoing improvement in processes and productivity, with engineering innovation at the forefront.
• Drive for Results: Determined and resilient in ensuring targets are achieved and commitments are delivered, particularly in engineering project outcomes.

What We Offer:

• Salary £60k - £65k
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Company profit-based bonus
• Flexible working arrangements
• myStaffShop membership

Why Muntons?

Joining Muntons means being part of a company that values quality, innovation, and sustainability. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring that our projects are delivered to the highest standards, with a strong focus on engineering excellence, contributing to our long-standing reputation for quality and innovation. If you are passionate about project management with a solid engineering background and are ready to take on new challenges in a dynamic environment, Muntons is the place for you.