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Production Operator Shift
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-08-13
Listing for:
The Boortmalt Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-13
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Job Description & How to Apply Below
# PRODUCTION OPERATOR SHIFT
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3. PRODUCTION OPERATOR SHIFT## Main tasks
Join our production team and play a key role in delivering high-quality malt to customers around the world. As a
** Shift Operator**, you will help ensure our malt consistently exceeds customer quality expectations while supporting efficient, cost-effective operations from barley intake through to malt dispatch.
You will contribute to a safe, sustainable, and high-performing workplace by actively promoting a
** zero-harm culture**, prioritizing the health and safety of everyone on site, and helping to minimize our environmental this hands-on role, you will monitor and control the day-to-day operation of the barley intake, drying, and malt production processes, as well as the dispatch of malt and co-products, ensuring smooth and efficient production across the site.
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* Key responsibilities:
** 1.
** Production Process
** Control of the malting production process from barley to malt as follows:
* Barley intake barley drying and screening.
* Barley to steep as per process instruction and control via PLC.
* Steeping as per process instruction and control via PLC.
* Germination per process instruction and control via PLC.
* Kilning as per process instruction and control via PLC.
· Conduct & record confirmation of checks on process batch cards
* Malt/Pellets/Screenings out loading.
* Monitoring of process control and reaction to and progress of any adverse conditions associated with the malt process.
* Alerting management of any deviations in process control.
* Preparation of samples.
* Any other reasonable duties as requested by management.
* Weighbridge operation.
* Barley dressing.
* Checks before dispatch (Lab checks).
* Reporting of breakdowns/faults and initial inspections.
* Complete detailed end of shift handover & communicate to oncoming Shift Operator 2.
** Hygiene/Cleaning
*** Completion & confirmation of completion (or justification of non-completion) of jobs as detailed on cleaning sheets.
* Working on own initiative, prioritise accordingly any other hygiene requirements which is not specifically scheduled on the issued cleaning sheet. 3.
** Documentation and Records
** All the following documents to be completed (non-exhaustive list):
* Barley dressing sheet, screenings analysis, barley drying sheet.
* All sections of the batch record sheets.
* Cleaning sheet.
* Magnet record sheets.
* Checks before dispatch.
* Shift Change Sheets
* Shift Check Sheets
* Fault Log / Maximo (as required)
* Lab analysis sheets. 4.
** Statutory/Legal Obligations
*** Ensure compliance with all current legal & statutory obligations including, but not limited to, Health & Safety, HACCP/food safety, environmental and employment legislation.## Master we are looking for ?
** Qualifications/skills:
*** Understanding of the full malting process (barley intake, drying & storage through to malt despatch) to allow the role holder to operate the site during a single person 12hr shift.
* The ability to attain MAGB Fundamentals in Malting qualification within 3 years of starting employment.
* Conduct barley quality analysis on incoming loads and malt quality checks pre-despatch.
* Operation of weighbridge system & loading of lorries with malt & co-products as required.
* Understanding the electrical and mechanical operation of the site & ability to undertake basic fault finding & report process deviations or machinery faults which cannot be corrected.
* Provide direct assistance to shift engineer partner and other engineers.
* Understanding the importance of health & safety, food & feed safety, site hygiene, environmental issues and accurate record keeping.
* Basic to intermediate level IT skills.
* Ability to follow process instructions and a common sense thinking and approach to allow working on own initiative to a level of authority.
* Practical hands-on attitude with good situational awareness and the ability to complete documented risk…
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