A little bit about us…

Muntons is a significant global supplier to the food and drinks industry with a combined output of around 240,000 tonnes of malted products per year. We supply global multinational drinks companies, major regional food and drink companies, all the way through to start-ups and small independent craft brewers around the world. Malt is the primary raw material for beer and malt whisky. Malted ingredients are used in a variety of applications within food, drinks and baking industries. This role is an opportunity to join the business at an exciting time. In recent years, the business has invested heavily in both the grain intake and maltings facility (excess of £13million) and we believe our grain intake to be one of the best in the industry.  We are looking for a keen candidate to help steer the team, whilst upholding our quality standards. 

We offer….

• Full training for the role
• Competitive salary reviewed annually
• Company profit based bonus
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Flexible working arrangements
• My Staff Shop
• Free onsite car parking

The Job…

In this role you will be responsible for loading lorries ready to despatch our malt to customers across the UK and as such are the link between Muntons and our customers. You will be responsible for operating the plant and equipment for despatch at Flamborough Maltings, Bridlington, deciding whether the collecting lorry is suitable to load and moving the correct blend from the bins and silos according to the daily instructions. 

You will need good communication skills and be able to plan ahead, with a focus on compliance with Company policy on health & safety, food safety, environmental issues and other relevant standards as applicable. You will maintain plant hygiene levels, records, and cleaning schedules. and liaise with and assist other departments as required.

Main Responsibilities

• Follow despatch instructions to load bin’s ready for despatching malt to customers
• Follow delivery instructions to despatch malt culms off site ensuring completion of paperwork and relevant checks 
• Ensuring general hygiene is maintained through scheduled cleaning tasks and record Hygiene task completion
• Ensure all spills on site are cleaned up ASAP.
• Completion of paperwork such as despatch instructions, organic paperwork, or rejection forms etc.
• Document highlighted pest control issues in Pest Control File (BADPOR). and pass on necessary information to the Operations Supervisor.
• Operate the weighbridge to weigh vehicles in and out, Checking hauliers paperwork for last 3 loads, inspect trailer and tip correct load.
• Manage lorry movements on site so to maintain safe traffic flow.
• Ensure that all engineering faults and site issues that cannot be immediately fixed are recorded on Pirana.
• Lost time incidents to be recorded on the lost time sheet with the appropriate level of detail.
• Ensure all doors are locked and access to plant and building is controlled.
• To communicate daily with the Despatch Manager to ensure established priorities are dealt with in a co-ordinated approach
• Check Magnets on elevators and Bins, highlighting any issues.
• Organise loads and delivery times for the most efficient and smooth deliveries.
• Operating the Forklift truck and telehandler when required
• Assisting in other departments as required.
• To maintain correct Health and Safety standards at all times, following company policies and procedures, and taking a  proactive approach to safety at all times. 
• To maintain correct Food Safety, HACCP and Good Manufacturing Practice Standards. 
• Make sure you are always working safely. In line with WI’s, SWP’s, RA’s and Training.
• Make sure hand overs to staff are clear and concise.
• Ensuring all tools are looked after and put back to their intended locations once used.
• Ensure all bags of waste are deposited in their correct waste skip.
• Carrying the Muntons issue phone.
• The correct PPE is worn for the task in hand,
• Carry out instructions asked of you by the Despatch Manager.

The Candidate

•  Actively contributes to team working and cooperates with others, fostering a collaborative environment. 
•  Ensures tasks and activities stay on track by promptly raising any issues or concerns. 
• Identifies problems and opportunities and escalates them to the appropriate channels for resolution. 
• Demonstrates adherence to the company's values and aligns their actions and behaviours. 
• Promotes a welcoming environment, treating everyone equally, fairly, and with respect. 
• Exhibits a proactive, positive, and can-do attitude towards tasks and challenges.

Hours of Work

22.5 Hours per week - 3 x 7.5 hour shifts to be worked according to a 2 shift pattern - Monday to Friday inclusive.

Rate of Pay

£15,288 per annum (FTE £25495)

A little bit about us…

Muntons is a significant global supplier to the food and drinks industry with a combined output of around 240,000 tonnes of malted products per year. We supply global multinational drinks companies, major regional food and drink companies, all the way through to start-ups and small independent craft brewers around the world. Malt is the primary raw material for beer and malt whisky. Malted ingredients are used in a variety of applications within food, drinks and baking industries. This role is an opportunity to join the business at an exciting time. In recent years, the business has invested heavily in both the grain intake and maltings facility (excess of £13million) and we believe our grain intake to be one of the best in the industry.  We are looking for a keen candidate to help steer the team, whilst upholding our quality standards. 

We offer….

• Full training for the role
• Competitive salary reviewed annually
• Company profit based bonus
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Flexible working arrangements
• My Staff Shop
• Free onsite car parking

The Job:

In this role you will be part of a team that manufacturers and packs liquid and dried malt extracts to agreed targets and specifications whilst maintaining safe and hygienic production, packing and storage facilities.

Main Responsibilities:

• To ensure that all products are produced and packed within specification
• To carry out testing and quality checks, recording and maintaining records of these checks
• To understand and follow all Good Manufacturing Practice requirements for your area.
• To be proactive in keeping your work area clean ensuring that any cleaning schedules are completed and documentation signed off.
• To ensure that production and packing areas are left in a suitable state for the next shift to run efficiently.
• To adhere to all safety and hygiene control measures and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
• To become multi-skilled in all areas of Malt Extract Manufacturing.

The Candidate:

• The ability to operate large scale manufacturing equipment.
• The ability to work with minimum supervision.
• A willingness to work flexibly.
• Proficient in using computer based recording and maintenance management systems.
• Hold and maintain a current fork lift licence (desirable)
• The ability to work to and follow written procedures
• The ability to contribute to a team environment
• This is a physically active role.

Hours of Work:

12 hour day / night shift pattern with an average of 42 hours per week.

Rate of Pay: 

£36,732 per annum.

YOUR MAIN DUTIES:

To support the maltings team in achieving and maintaining excellent hygiene and housekeeping standards in the maltings areas of the Stowmarket site covering a variety of wet and dry conditions.  Ensuring that the cleaning and housekeeping schedules are kept up to date and in line with schedules 

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Perform all tasks associated with the cleaning of malt production areas in accordance with established cleaning schedules.
• Actively seek to improve the overall housekeeping standards within the malt production areas.
• Report any non-conformities or hygiene issues to your line manager.
• Discuss any potential efficiency improvement opportunities with your line manager
• If necessary, to follow incident reporting system, reporting unsafe incidents/ unsafe acts to your line manager.
• Carry out any other duties in line with trained capabilities.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Cleanliness and hygiene improvements will be monitored and evidenced by internal Food Hygiene Audit results and observations made by customer audits and external bodies.
• Completion of cleaning activities to a satisfactory standard, in line with established cleaning schedules.

YOU WILL BE:

• Able to follow verbal instructions and use own initiative.
• Able to work both unsupervised and as part of a team.
• Able to operate a range of manual and electrically powered cleaning equipment and high pressure hoses 
• Able to achieve and operate within food hygiene and safety standards.
• Able to work in a large scale manufacturing environment with a variety of conditions

WE OFFER:

• Completive salary, reviewed annually
• Company profit based bonus
• Company pension contribution at 5%
• Health Cash Plan with Reward Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Flexible working arrangements

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
• Life Assurance
• Company profit based bonus
• Flexible working arrangements
• myStaffShop membership

Key responsibilities 

Area management for liquid malt extract production, ultrafilter production, spraydried production and packing, band dried production and packing, liquid malt extract packing including all personnel, equipment, raw materials and packed goods within the above areas.  In this role you will:

• Interpret and execute production plan for the shift achieving the required throughput, plan attainment and Right First Time standards.
• Monitor and control production process and where required follow the escalation process.
• Understand site priorities for tasks and manage to minimise downtime and maximise quality.
• Be responsible for shift performance and supporting the team to delivery of required KPIs.
• Ensure shift handovers and daily shift meetings are completed with all required information.  To lead/participate in Kaizen and other relevant meetings.
• Be responsible for the team, their personal performance, training and development.
• Complete monthly 1:1 & WDP process on actus with regular communications processes and team engagement to drive performance.
• Be responsible for shifts working environment, GMP and health & safety arrangements and compliance with agreed business procedures and standards.
• Ensure liaison with other Shift Production Managers to deliver consistent approach to standards across each team, handover of areas to agreed standards and effective communication.
• Support delivery of key projects and improvements as agreed.      Raising opportunities for improvements as identified.
• Understands standards required, captures all required shift data.
• Understand problem solving approach and use with support.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

5 years experience in a manufacturing production environment at team leader level or above

We are looking to recruit a Trainee Analyst for the 2 shift / 5 day shift pattern within the Quality Control Laboratory at our Stowmarket Site.  This is a permanent role.  Prospective candidates should have a science based education (GCSE) and an ability to carry out multiple tasks in a logical fashion.  Previous laboratory experience is not essential, as full training will be given.  This is a great entry level role.

Principle Responsibilities:

• To undertake quality control analysis on liquid and dried extract, barley, malt and milled products.
• Follow work instructions in an organised, accurate and tidy manner in order to provide the analysis by the required time.

The Candidate:

• A good team player and communicator.
• An awareness of Health & Safety principles.
• Self confidence and initiative to work with minimum supervision.
• A science/mathematics based education

Hours of Work:

Current requirements for this role are for 37.5 hours per week covering a 2 shift / 5 day shift pattern.  Monday to Friday.  Alternative 6.00 am to 2.00 pm and 1.30 pm to 9.30 pm. However, there is potential for the role to progress into a 2 shift / 7 day role.

Training:

We anticipate that the initial training period will be for a minimum of 3 months depending on the experience of the successful candidate.  During the training period the hours of work will be Monday to Friday, 6.00 am to 2.00 pm with a 30-minute unpaid meal break.

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
• Life Assurance
• Company profits-based bonus.
• Flexible working arrangements
• myStaffShop membership

Key responsibilities 

To lead and manage the day-to-day workload for your engineering team to ensure an effective and efficient service is delivered and departmental targets are achieved, including the planning and resourcing of pro-active and re-active maintenance via CMMS (AGILITY).  Drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout your team of skilled engineers. Manage Contractors, provide leadership to your team, coordinating and overseeing their workloads, providing support to ensure that the team delivers. Monitoring any issues, ensuring targets are met and escalating issues as required. Develop the team by focusing on individual performance and support requirements to achieve high standards whilst ensuring a culture of working safely. Implement and drive programs to improve engineering plant reliability and availability through your team aligned to department objectives. To ensure your team activities are accurately recorded and inventory management is controlled in line with maintenance requirements. To identify and manage process improvement-based projects and to plan and manage equipment overhauls. To cover other Team Leaders and deputise for the Maintenance Manager as required. You will be expected to be flexible and always take on training offered to you.

Key skills required:

• Understand site priorities for tasks to minimise downtime and maximise quality.
• Ability to lead and communicate with other team members and other team leaders scheduling Engineering work arrangements and priorities etc.
• Ability to step up in Maintenance Managers absence. 
• Ability to manage the team and their personal performance and development needs.
• Takes responsibility for the working environment and health & safety arrangements.
• Competent in managing shift performance.

Key behaviours and competencies:

• Leadership: Demonstrates effective leadership by providing guidance and support to the team. Coach mentor and develop engineers and apprentices.
• Personal awareness: Presents good behaviours internally and externally, representing the business positively.
• Communication: Communicates clearly with team members, line managers, and stakeholders via daily operation reviews/weekly operation reviews etc
• Technical Knowledge: Possesses a solid understanding of industry processes, equipment, and regulations.
• Problem-solving: Identifies and resolves operational issues to maintain productivity.
• Quality Focus: Ensures adherence to quality control and food safety standards.
• Team Development: Supports the training and development of team members.
• Time and Resource Management: Efficiently manages time, resources, and production schedules.
• Safety Leadership: Prioritises and enforces a safe working environment.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Continuous Improvement: Encourages a culture of ongoing improvement in processes and productivity.
• Drive for Results: Determined and resilient in ensuring targets are achieved and commitments are delivered.
• Champion: one of the following four key skills 
• Legionella, HACCP, DSEAR, IOSH/NEBOSH

Key Qualifications / Experience:

• Qualified in an Engineering Discipline - Level 3
• Proven engineering background in electrical & mechanical disciplines

We have the opportunity to continue with the development of the Engineering team to provide 24/7 engineering support cover across our site.

The Job:
To be part of the Muntons Site Engineering Team responsible for the maintenance, maximising machine availability and continued efficient running of the maltings, mill, malt extract, band drier, spray drier, homebrew and site services.

Principle Responsibilities:

• To carry out plant modifications, planned maintenance and small engineering projects
• To provide dynamic and proactive response to engineering breakdowns
• To proactively contribute towards maximising machine availability and efficiency
• To maintain correct health & safety standards at all times

The Candidate:

• A trained engineer who is both mechanically and electrically skilled
• Conversant with PLCs and process control equipment.
• Ability to work to challenging deadlines and quick response times
• Flexible to respond to the changing demands of the role
• Conversant with Continuous Improvement and TPM techniques.
• Ideally from a food manufacturing background
• Able to work using own initiative delivering high standard of work with minimal supervisory input.

Hours of Work:

• Average 42 hours per week
• 12 hour Panama shift pattern to incorporate full 24/7 coverage of the site.

Reporting to:
Engineering Team Leader