Malt kiln operator jobs in Finland
Malt kiln operators tend kiln machines and equipment while supervising that the grain roasting operation maintains in specified roasting parameters.
Malt kiln operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 16.88 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 12.74 €/h |
| Top tenth | 23.48 €/h |
| Employees | 14,875 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16.31 €/h | 6,974 |
| Men | 17.42 €/h | 7,901 |
Malt kiln operator - Which skills are essential?
The different types of barley; their characteristics, and quality.
Apply heat treatment aimed at preparing and preserving half-finished or finished food products.
Apply laws and organisation rules for the safe storage and use of flammables.
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 in the production process.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Observe temperature and heat oven to the specified temperature. Operate roasting pans and facilitate the roasting process with instruments that prevent grain from sticking to the pans.
Be at ease in unsafe environments like being exposed to dust, rotating equipment, hot surfaces, sub-freezing and cold storage areas, noise, wet floors and moving lift equipment.
Light and control gas-fired furnace that heats malt drying kilns.
Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales.
Roast malt following the adequate procedures, paying attention to the time of roasting to obtain specified colour or hardness. Follow specifications of drying and roasting.
Take measures against fire. Liquor that contains 40% ABV will catch fire if heated to about 26 °C and if an ignition source is applied to it. The flash point of pure alcohol is 16.6 °C.
Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
Understand and apply various methods of firefighting and various types and classes of fire extinguishing equipment.
Monitor the roasting of coffee beans and grains for proper degree of roasting to produce the desired flavours and colours.
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Carry out checks of the machinery and equipment used in the production plant. Ensure that the machinery is working properly, set machines before usage, and assure continuous operability of the equipment.
The devices and systems used to extinguish fires; the classes and chemistry of fire.
Monitor and control required temperatures in the different phases of production until the product reaches suitable properties according to specifications.
Managing a product specific and energy efficient kiln ventilation.
Maintaining industrial ovens in order to ensure effective and correct operation.
Start fans that force conditioned air into drums or compartments.
Managing flammable substances to roasting operations and ensuring that safety measures are in place.
Tend agitation machine ensuring that there is a uniform agitation of the batch.
Ensure the quality of all factors involved in a food production process.
Operate temperature gauges to maintain food and drink items at appropriate temperatures.
Stand high temperatures while keeping concentration and efficiency under demanding circumstances.
Malt kiln operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Proceed in a way that one can be relied on or depended on.
Follow written directions in order to perform a task or carry out a step-by-step procedure.
Demonstrate degrees of maturity by fully understanding one's own qualities and abilities which can serve as sources of confidence in different situations.
Different colour codes and ranges, usually depicted in colour charts, to define their roast color levels.
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 ensure that work in general run efficiently towards the achievement of the objectives.
Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.
Adjust machine settings to adapt drying processes, drying times, and special treatments to the requirements of the goods to be dried.
Dispose or collect food waste with the purpose of recycling or throwing away from the production process. Follow established procedures for their disposal taking care of the environment and the safety matters according to legislations.
The processes by which fruit and vegetables are dehydrated including techniques such as sun drying, indoor drying, and industrial applications for drying food. The dehydration process goes from selection of the fruit and vegetables according to their size, washing the fruit, classifying according to the product, storage, and mixing with ingredients resulting in a final product.
Adapt service approach when circumstances change.
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
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.
Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.
Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.