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BECOME PART OF THE LEGACY

Be part of a legendary brand that has been crafting the world’s finest sea salt for generations. Bring your skills, passion, and creativity to a team that values quality, innovation and excellence.

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WHO WE ARE

Maldon Salt have been makers and merchants of salt since 1882. For four generations we have been hand-harvesting our world famous, pyramid-shaped flakes, which are loved by chefs and foodies the world over.

We are passionate about inspiring, creating and celebrating great taste. We are driven by our company values of Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, Drive and Growth. Though we have been in business for more than 142 years, we are still a growing team with a focus on innovation. Maldon Salt sales and demand have risen significantly over the past few years, and we are excited about our plans to continue to grow.

REWARD & Benefits PACKAGE

25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days with length of service + bank holidays
1 week company sick pay after successful probationary period, increasing to 3-weeks Company Sick Pay (after 12 months service)
Life Assurance (4 x basic annual salary, after 6 months service)
Income protection (after 3 months service), payable at 75% of basic salary, for up to 5 years (subject to approved claim by insurance provider)
Private Medical Insurance (after 6 months service), and option to add dependants/family, self-funded by employee
Enhanced Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (4% matched contributions)
Opportunities for professional growth
Employee Assistance Program
Employee discounts to high street retailers
Cycle to Work Scheme
Company Events
Christmas Shutdown

Job Vacancies

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Multi-Skilled Engineer – Rotating Shift – Maldon, Essex

Type: Full Time

Date Posted: 12 Dec 2024

About the role:

To maintain and monitor plant performance and proactively rectify issues pertaining to those occurring across the sites.
Record plant and equipment operating conditions, collect data, log, and analyse results to align with site compliance requirements whilst maintaining operational reliability.
Co-operate effectively with all team members across all three sites and build a strong rapport across all functional groups to promote effective working relationships.
Carry out high level maintenance of all electrical, mechanical and automation equipment. Adjust, replace, or repair components and carry out major overhauls of equipment.
Work cross functionally to deliver the team’s objectives.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop and deliver effective maintenance programme in conjunction with operations.
Co-ordinate shifts inspection schedules and develop all grades to carry out these activities.
Provide technical feedback and root cause analysis on daily issues as they arise.
Provide shift engineering expertise at cross functional morning review meetings.
Carry out high level maintenance on equipment not in use.
Input into continuous improvement initiatives.
Develop mechanical capabilities of manufacturing team members.
Comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards at all times.
Support site team to ensure site is fully compliant with Safety, Health, and Environmental legislation
Control of contractors on site
Communicate effectiveness of repairs
Communicate to site the impact of operational issues and carry out effective control to prevent further downstream failures.
Authorisation or rejection of contractors coming on to site
Issuing Permits to Work
Any other reasonable duties as requested

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

A proven track record of Engineering
Proven experience in Mechanical, Electrical and Automation Engineering
Sound understanding of end-to-end FMCG operations
Experience in implementing Lean tools and techniques, is essential
Strong leadership skills are essential
Leads a culture of continuous improvement
Takes a positive role in developing the skills of others
Motivates others to work together through effective team work
Proven record of engineering project delivery
Gas safe would be an advantage

Key Behaviours and Attributes:

Open and authentic in their interactions matching actions and words, building trust and support with others
Works collaboratively with immediate and extended teams, building common agendas, aligned objectives and delivery plans
Demonstrates clear ownership, ambition and pride in the business and the local team’s performance
Creates a clear, stretching future vision for the site and motivates employees to contribute their best to its achievement
Displays and role models the Maldon Values, namely: Integrity, Innovation, and Teamwork.

Qualifications:

Level 3 NVQ Electrical qualification (or equivalent)
Level 3 NVQ Mechanical qualification (or equivalent)

Hours:

Rotating Weekly Shift Pattern – 38.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Week 1 = 5:45am to 2pm, with one 15-minute paid break and one 30-minute unpaid break
Week 2 = 2pm to 10:15pm, with one 15-minute paid break and one 30-minute unpaid break
Week 3 = 8am to 4.15pm, with one 15-minute paid break and one 30-minute unpaid break

Salary:

Competitive salary, payable monthly

If you require any further information, please contact the HR Department:

Tel: 01621 502321

email: HR@maldonsalt.co.uk

To apply, email your CV to: HR@maldonsalt.co.uk

Production Operative – Rotating Shift – Maldon, Essex

Type: Full Time

Date Posted: 27 Mar 2025

About the role:

As a Production Operative, you work as part of the operations function to manufacture/package and distribute Maldon Salt products by effective operation of plan, equipment, and systems, in primary and secondary areas.
Key internal stakeholders for this position will include Packing Process Team Manager and Engineering Support, who you will regularly communicate with about the progress of work effecting plant performance and other information affecting the activities on site.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Operate and maintain associated equipment in primary and secondary areas of operation to known standards in terms of quality and efficiency
Attend monthly Health and Safety meetings with constructive feedback to the team.
Complete shift/weekly checks of all plant and equipment
Complete quality inspection of materials/finished products
Ensure product change overs are undertaken correctly
Ensure product produced meets product specification
Follow policies, procedures and SOP’s at all times.
Maintain effective communication with team members/ line management
Follow site escalation procedures in the event of issues, non-compliance, and failures
Ensure all product quality and traceability documentation has been completed
Fully understand and operate quality control procedures as outlined in the site quality systems
Fully participate in identified problem solving processes to be able to do first line fault finding and diagnostics.
Full involvement in improvement activities utilising continuous improvement framework to establish and capture learning, best practice, document control and process control, plant re-design / modifications and engineering out of re-occurring problems
Salt Sorting
Pallet loading
Use of wrapping machine
Labelling packaging items
The use of barcode scanners and barcode label printers to support Fusion Capture
Supporting the Warehouse team by transferring of Tidmans rock salt to standard pallets
Ensure all packing lines are always stocked with packets/tubs
Maintain and drive all standards relating to health and safety, quality, and hygiene
Take reasonable and practical care of personal health and safety and of others who may be required to implement any legal or company directives regarding health and safety at work
Any other reasonable duties as requested

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

Practical experience of working within a high speed/FMCG manufacturing operation is essential
An understanding of manufacturing health and safety processes, legislation and individual responsibilities is essential
HACCP/ISO/COSHH knowledge is desirable

Key Behaviours:

Takes pride in their approach to work
Has a clear, consistent focus on improving ways of working
Supports a culture of continuous improvement
Motivates others to work together through effective team work
Takes personal responsibility to ensure results are delivered
Displays the Maldon Salt values: Integrity, Teamwork, and Innovation

Qualifications:

Minimum 2 GCSE’s 9-5 (A – C) or demonstrable ability to interpret technical information is essential
FLT licence is desirable.

Hours Rotating Weekly Shift Pattern – 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Week 1 = 5:45am to 2pm, with one 15-minute unpaid break and one 30-minute unpaid break
Week 2 = 2pm to 10:15pm, with one 15-minute unpaid break and one 30-minute unpaid break

Salary:

Competitive Salary

If you require any further information, please contact the HR Department:

Tel: 01621 502321 or email: HR@maldonsalt.co.uk
To apply, email your CV to: HR@maldonsalt.co.uk
No agencies please

WORKING AT MALDON

Would you like to be part of a team that has great ambitions, challenging and exciting projects, diversity in every role and plenty of development opportunities?

Would you embrace working in a company steeped in history but where the culture is underpinned by invention and excitement and strong family values?

If so, then Maldon salt is the company for you. With a high performing culture and great ambitions, we’ve got a strong strategy for growing our business and one for growing our personnel, too.

So, if a dynamic environment where challenge, change and inspiration are everyday occurrences appeals to you, come and discover more about our business, immerse yourself in the Maldon salt life and see what opportunities we have available.

OUR VALUES

Our organisational values underpin how we do things at Maldon Salt, they reflect the important shared attitudes, beliefs and behaviours we value in each other regardless of our roles, the choices and decisions we make and the qualities of how we will work together to deliver our mission: To unite people through moments of food and drink everywhere, every day.

Historic photo of Osbourne family harvesting Maldon salt with salt rakes

Our Mission

To unite people through moments of food and drink everywhere, every day.

Our Purpose

To create and celebrate great taste.

Our Vision

As a business we send zero waste to landfill.

Based on our current packaging, we aim to plant 3600 tonnes of trees over the next 5 years.

As a business, we donate to charity each month, this is a staff initiative and our teams select the charities.

GET IN TOUCH

By joining Maldon, you’ll be part of a dynamic team within an exciting brand that’s sold the world over. In fact, over half of our products are exported.
Contact hr@maldonsalt.co.uk for any questions or queries you may have.

Two men walk through a field of wheat in the early morning.

I have worked for Maldon Salt for 27 years, when I first started, I was one of 6, there’s now over 50 of us. After all these years I’m just as happy and proud to work for the company as the day I started. Maldon Salt has been good to me and I consider it part of my family.

Gary Bentley

Maldon Salt started as my Saturday job as a teenager, almost 20 years later I have worked across the 3 sites as we have continued to grow, I now supervise a team of 10 packing our salt for the world.

Ann Clark

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