Production Technician

About us

BOORTMALT is a multinational owned by the French cooperative AXEREAL. With 27 production facilities worldwide, Boortmalt is the largest malting producers in the world. Our global organisation is focused on producing an extensive range of high-quality malt types to meet the exacting requirements of our brewing and distilling customers around the world. Our mission is to be the best innovative malt supplier producing quality malts in benchmark maltings.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Boortmalt APAC team as a Production Technician. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be based in Perth, Western Australia and will be an integral member of the production team, responsible for various aspects of malt production, raw material assessment, supply chain functions and laboratory analysis. This role will rotate through all aspects of malt production and will require participation in physical tasks, a focus on plant hygiene, and diligent paperwork skills.

Qualifications & experience

• This role will require the candidate to participate in 24 hour rotational shift work which will include weekends and public holidays.
• A Degree or Certificate in Science or Agriculture is preferred but not required.
• You will be a self-starter, agile, robust, and a resilient team player able to thrive in a fast paced working environment grasping a broad range of activities, adhere to processes, take initiatives and contribute towards building a strong safety culture.
• Strong technical knowledge and aptitude; Practical and systematic problem solving skills; Excellent interpersonal, English communication skills; Practical computer skills; SCADA operation experience.
• Be able to work autonomously, be self-motivated and proactive.
• Ability to partake in physically challenging hygiene activities within an industrial environment.
• Ability to be flexible under changing environment, workloads, and timelines.
• Ability to contribute in a team environment through developing positive working relationships that are based on integrity and trust.
• Be able to pass a pre employment medical as well as a Drug and Alcohol test.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Responsible for monitoring of process conditions, ensuring malting objectives set by the production manager are achieved.
• The Production Operator will rotate through various aspects of the malting process, including dry grain handling, basic laboratory analysis, plant control and hygiene activities.
• Ensure break downs or perceived problems are communicated in a timely manor
• Accountable for the safety of yourself, your work colleagues, customers and contractors. Work to achieve a zero harm environment and strive for continuous improvement on EH&S performance.
• Contribute to the development of a food safety culture. Adhere to processes and procedures, and directions in relation to food safety and quality management.
• Ensure plant HACCP, Quality and Continuous Improvement systems are followed and requirements are met.
• As part of the production team, work to meet daily operational KPI's.

Benefits

• The role provides practical exposure to a broad range of disciplines which will help you develop skills to advance your career within the food processing/ agricultural industry; Strong Safety Culture: Food Safety; Technical Malting Expertise
• Manufacturing industry related licences and certificates, e.g. confined space, fork lift license, and elevated work.
• Quality control of a Biochemical process; Positive Environmental practices; Automation and Computer programmed tools: Batch Processing and Processing Engineering
• Inbound and Outbound Supply Chain activities; Develop a level of Mechanical and Electrical aptitude through working will colleagues
• Competitive Salary with a focus on work – life balance

If you have a genuine desire to learn and develop your skills within a global malting company, this is an exciting opportunity to join a stable, supportive and inclusive team. APPLY NOW. Please note only applications with the right to work in Australia full time can be considered for this role.