Maltings Operative

Simpsons Malt Limited; Norwich; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading malting company in the UK is seeking production operators for its challenging site near Norwich. Candidates must be flexible, capable of monitoring machinery, and ensure safety and quality in their work. Experience with SCADA or similar equipment is advantageous. Competitive pay with bonus structure, life assurance, and increasing holidays offered. Join a dedicated team driving productivity in this growth-oriented business.

Benefits

Company Bonus

Generous life assurance

Pension benefits

Holiday increasing with service up to 34 days

Qualifications

• Experience of SCADA, HMI or PLC controlled equipment is advantageous.
• A reasonable level of personal fitness is required due to manual handling tasks.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a team setting are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor complex machinery and check quality during production.
• Drive FLT's and site based LGV's to move grain through the process.
• Undertake different tasks as required and adapt to various roles.

Skills

Experience of SCADA

HMI or PLC controlled equipment

Personal fitness

Job description

Simpsons Malt are the UK’s leading, independent malting Company, with 150+ years ofsuccessfulsupply to brewers and distillers with a customer range from the smallest craft & micro brewers to multi-nationals in the UK and around the world.

Our Tivetshall Maltings site, between Norwich and Diss, has and continues to receivesignificant investment.Its USP is in the production of a range ofquality speciality and base maltsfor the brewing industry-with an increasingexport business.

This is a challenging production site, with7X24 processingand a wide range of plant and equipment. You would be part of ateam of operators and material handlersthat can bemonitoring complex machinery, checking qualityand/ordriving FLT's and site based LGV's to move grain through the process,or load fordispatch.

Responsibilities and Duties

These jobs require flexibility as you move round the site and undertake different tasks, though there are some dedicated driving roles.

The shifts involve working 5 days out of 7 on a flexible shift pattern normally between the hours of 6 am - 6 pm for 47 hours a week.

Qualifications and Skills

The site issafety and quality drivenand so the way work is done is just as important as producing the numbers to satisfy customer demands.

Experience of SCADA. HMI or PLC controlled equipment would be advantageous.

The role requires a reasonable level of personal fitness due to the manual handling tasks involved although these are constantly being reviewed and due to the nature of the business not all tasks can be automated.

Pay is highly competitive and includes a skill based element to ensure that with regular pay reviews, the more you learn and know, the more you are paid. There is also overtime potential as demand for our products is consistently growing.

The successful candidate will receive a salary related to their experience that also includes a Company Bonus, generous life assurance, pension benefits and holiday increasing with service up to 34 days inclusive of Bank Holidays.