Maltings Area Manager – Food Production

Stowmarket

£48,000 - £52,000/year

Lead Stowmarket’s malting operations, inspire high-performing teams and drive safe, efficient, sustainable production at a company shaping the future of malt.

Shape the Future of Malt Production at Muntons

At Muntons, we're passionate about malt. For over 100 years, we've been supplying high-quality malt and malted ingredients to some of the world's most recognised food and beverage brands. From multinational manufacturers to independent craft brewers and distillers, our products are enjoyed across the globe every day. With headquarters in Suffolk, production sites in East Yorkshire and Thailand, and sales operations spanning Europe and Asia, we're a growing international business committed to innovation, quality and sustainability. As leaders in our field, we're already more than halfway towards achieving our net-zero carbon ambitions and are focused on building a sustainable future for the next century of malt production.

We are now looking for an experienced and driven Maltings Area Manager to lead operations across our Stowmarket malting plants.

The Opportunity

This is a key leadership role within our manufacturing operation, responsible for ensuring safe, efficient and high-quality malt production while developing and inspiring production teams to achieve exceptional results.

Working closely with the Maltings Team you will oversee daily operations, drive continuous improvement initiatives, manage performance and budgets, and ensure the highest standards of quality, safety and environmental compliance. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact within a highly respected business at the heart of the global brewing and food sectors.

What You'll Be Doing

As Maltings Area Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage all operational activities across our Stowmarket malting plants.
• Drive production performance, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure products consistently meet customer, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a strong health, safety and environmental culture across the operation.
• Develop, coach and motivate production teams to achieve departmental objectives and KPIs.
• Lead operational audits and maintain compliance with industry standards.
• Manage budgets and expenditure in line with business objectives.
• Work collaboratively with quality, engineering and planning functions to achieve production goals.
• Maintain oversight of plant condition and identify risks to operational performance.
• Use continuous improvement methodologies to enhance productivity and operational effectiveness.
• Build effective relationships with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Support succession planning, training and development of team members.
• Participate in operational planning meetings and provide on-call support on a rota basis.

About You

We are looking for a confident operational leader who can combine technical expertise with a people-focused management style. You will ideally have:

• A minimum of 5 years' management experience within the malting, brewing or food manufacturing industry.
• A Malting Diploma qualification (preferred).
• A Bachelor's degree (desirable).
• Strong knowledge of production processes, quality systems and manufacturing best practice.
• Experience managing budgets and controlling operational costs.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to remain calm, organised and effective in a fast-paced production environment.

What You'll Bring

You'll be someone who:

• Leads by example and inspires high performance.
• Values collaboration and teamwork.
• Communicates with clarity and confidence.
• Takes ownership and accountability.
• Embraces change and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates strong commercial awareness and operational judgement.
• Prioritises health, safety and wellbeing.
• Invests in developing others and building future talent.

What We Offer

In return, Muntons offers:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually
• Company profit-based bonus
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Health Cash Plan with reward scheme
• Life Assurance
• Career development opportunities within a global and growing business

Join Us

If you're an experienced manufacturing leader with a passion for operational excellence, quality and people development, we'd love to hear from you. Join Muntons and help shape the future of one of the world's leading malt and malted ingredient businesses.