Roast House - Operator - Witham

Malteries Soufflet; Witham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Malteries Soufflet in Witham is seeking a Roast House Operator to run the roast house production plant and green malt processing. You will handle roasting, filling equipment, cooler, and storage, while maintaining high quality and timely samples for the malt lab.

Essentially, you will work shifts, communicate with malt staff on materials, and ensure clean, well-documented operations. A GCSe/C English/Maths/Science background and a practical, team‑oriented approach are required.

Qualifications

• > GCSEs: English, Maths and Science at grade C or equivalent
• > 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
• > Concentration and attention to detail
• > Able to manage workload with minimal supervision
• > Experience in manufacturing environments

Responsibilities

• Produce roasted products following malting management instructions
• Operate roasting equipment and storage systems
• Coordinate with barley and malting staff on raw material availability
• Roast to achieve required colour and quality
• Move product to final store as instructed
• Sample product and deliver to Malt lab promptly
• Report operational issues to engineering staff
• Maintain cleanliness of roast house and related areas
• Record keeping on computer and roaster books per quality procedures
• Grease roasting machines 3 and 4

Skills

Colour discrimination

Self-motivated

Computer literacy

Quality awareness

Adaptable

Team player

Concentration

Attention to detail

Workload management

Manufacturing environment experience

Education

GCSE English, Maths & Science (Grade C)

Tools

Forklift

Job description

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