Job Overview
At Delenco Foods we have been manufacturing high quality sausages in East London since 1963. From our roots in East London, we have grown to serve a diverse customer base, including cruise liners, schools, retailers, catering butchers and catering organisations. Our longstanding commitment to excellence ensures that every bite is a testament to our dedication to delivering sausages crafted with care, using only the finest ingredients.
W are passionate about what we do and we are looking for like-minded people to join our friendly, growing team in the heart of East London
JOB DESCRIPTION - QA TECHNICIAN (PRODUCTION BASED)
Role Purpose
The QA Technician will support the Technical Manager with day-to-day quality assurance activities on the factory floor, ensuring food safety, hygiene, GMP standards and legality are consistently followed.
This role is hands-on and production-based, with a strong focus on monitoring, enforcement, sampling and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Factory & Production Support
- Carry out daily GMP and hygiene checks across production, packaging, and storage areas.
- Monitor compliance with food safety procedures and challenge non-conformances in real time.
- Ensure staff follow hygiene, PPE, and allergen controls correctly.
- Support line start-ups and checks throughout production.
- Deputise for the Technical Manager in their absence.
- Be involved in maintaining and improving systems within the Technical Department.
Sampling & Testing
- Take product, environmental, and swab samples as per schedule.
- Prepare and submit samples to external laboratories.
- Record, track, and follow up results.
- Escalate any out-of-spec results to the Technical Manager.
Quality & Food Safety Checks
- Complete daily QA checks: temperature monitoring, CCP verification, metal detector checks and cleaning verification.
- Support traceability exercises and mass balance tests.
- Assist with glass, plastic and foreign body controls.
Audits & Compliance
- Support BRCGS, Red Tractor, Local Authority, customer and internal audits.
- Carry out internal GMP audits.
- Assist in closing out non-conformances and corrective actions.
- Ensure documentation is completed accurately and on time.
- Responding to customer queries, specification requests, complaints handling/trending.
Training & Inductions
- Support new starter inductions (food safety & hygiene).
- Assist with refresher training on GMP, CCP, allergens and hygiene.
- Reinforce food safety culture on the factory floor.
General Technical Support
- Assist with document control and record keeping.
- support investigations and corrective actions.
- Act as a point of contact between production and technical.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience in a raw meat product manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of food safety, hygiene, HACCP and GMP
- Confident working in a production environment
- Good attention to detail
- Comfortable challenging non-compliance.
Desirable
- Level 2 Food Safety (or working towards)
- HACCP level 2 working towards level 3.
- Experience with BRCGS or similar standards.
- Previous QA / Technical Assistant role.
- Experience taking samples and completing audits.
Personal Attributes
- Proactive and hands-on
- Confident communicator
- Organised and reliable
- Comfortable working on the factory floor
- Able to work independently
- UK Driving licence/your own transport (or within easy commute) to Leyton for a 6am start.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £31,200.00 per year
Application question(s):
Experience:
- food manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
