Germination Operator Stationary Plant & Machine Operators

Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales.

The malting process consists of soaking cereal grains, usually barley, and then halting further germination by kilning.

Recommended Books

2 books

Craft Floor Malting: A Practical Guide

Gabe Toth

2019

Malting at Home

Francois Dyment

2018

Airtight storage techniques to prevent the entrance or escape of air or gas and to discourage moisture and vermin intrusion.

Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.

Operate temperature gauges to maintain food and drink items at appropriate temperatures.

Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).

Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.

Check processing parameters to keep under control the technological processes.

Clean machinery used for food or beverage production processes. Prepare the appropriate solutions for cleaning. Prepare all parts and assure that they are clean enough to avoid deviation or errors …

Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.

Respect optimal food safety and hygiene during preparation, manufacturing, processing, storage, distribution and delivery of food products.

Ensure the quality of all factors involved in a food production process.

Monitor and control required temperatures in the different phases of production until the product reaches suitable properties according to specifications.

Assessing barley variety, germination potential, moisture content, nitrogen content, and screening for grain size.

Germinate the grain to produce and prepare malt for drying.

Start automatic cleaning machine that blows as well as sifts foreign particles, like dirt, twigs, and also stones from whole grain conveys clean grain to storage tank for further processing.

Record data concerning the malting cycle and its variables such as air, water temperature, and humidity content.

Tend agitation machine ensuring that there is a uniform agitation of the batch.

Start fans that force conditioned air into drums or compartments.

The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.

Assess quality characteristics of food products in terms of the main properties (e.g. physical, sensorial, chemical, technological, etc.) for raw materials, half-finished products, as well as finish products.

Make sure to comply with environmental legislation in food production. Understand the legislation related to environmental matters in food manufacturing and apply it in practice.

Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.

Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.

Oil or grease the parts of the machines and equipment that need to be lubricated. Follow safety procedures to do so.

Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.

Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to …

Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

Inspect loads of unprocessed grain to detect harmful insects, like grain beetles.