Roast House - Operator

Baird's Malt Limited, Station Maltings Road, Witham, England, United Kingdom Req #20
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

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

 

 

Other details

  • Job Family Production
  • Pay Type Salary
  • Travel Required No
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  • Baird's Malt Limited, Station Maltings Road, Witham, England, United Kingdom