Key roles and responsibilities:

Performs Silo Block Plant Operations

•  Malt blending, Malt polishing and Dispatch systems – startup, operations, changeovers and shutdown as per operating procedures
• Malt blending and Polishing transfer systems – startup, operations, changeovers, transfers and shutdown as per operating procedures
• Cleaning of C4 – C7 shiftly
•  Ensure silos were cleaned prior to usage
•  Ensure intake to correct silo as per out loading plan
•  Adherence to Blending plan
•  Adherence to malt sales cleaning plan
• Assist Barley Operator with Funkey driving
• Fumigation monitoring
• Performs all autonomous operations (ATO) tasks as per designated requirements

Malt quality at source analysis

• Ensures that samples are taken and analysed for each batch and correctly identified
• Takes samples for QA / QC analysis for Blending and Polishing
•  Samples to be put back in system once analysis completed
• Obtain authority to blend sheet
• Checks BC 33 and MA bin at end of blend for Malt
• Blend samples to be taken to the Lab timeously and collected once analysis are completed to put back into the system
• Representative sample to be collected at all times
• Achieves required standard of housekeeping in the workhouse area
• Dips malt silos daily
• Understands fully the operating principles, procedures and design capabilities of all plant and equipment and its functions
• Checks correct functions of all machinery and equipment continuously including by product checks, recording of dust filter pressure, and reports problems
•  Ensure correct flowrates and must also ensure that efficiencies (in terms of by-product or waste separation) are achieved at all times

Hygiene Standards in Silo Block Maintained

• Ensuring that all ATO tasks are performed timeously and to standard, and deviations escalated
• Responsible for picking up of all spillages on your shift
• Perform daily third-party hygiene checks (cleaning contractor) and scoring
• Daily update of master cleaning schedules
• Hygiene issues escalated immediately

Perform administration

• Ensure application of all administration systems and procedures 
• Contribute to self and team development 
• Maintenance of Operator Work Station
• Complete and verify MES transactions
• Complete job cards for any deviations
• Communicates on an ongoing basis with Silo Block Lead (Or Process Lead on weekend Standby) to establish activities and sequences of activities and to report problems.
• Responsible for ongoing checks and observation to ensure correct functioning of equipment. 
• Takes corrective action, which includes stopping faulty equipment and reporting problems to Silo Block Lead (Or Process Lead on weekend Standby)

Problem solving 

• Apply frontline problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles through the Quick fix routine procedures and Problem Terminator Digital Tool.

Minimum requirements:

• Matric or equivalent e.g. NQF level 4 
• 3 months on-the-job training
• 2 – 5 years experience in a malting environment 
• Previous experience in a process-controlled manufacturing environment, ideally in food FMCG products.