Job Description

Job Overview

At Delenco Foods we have been manufacturing high quality sausages in East London since 1963. We have grown to serve a diverse customer base, including cruise liners, schools, retailers, catering butchers and catering organisations. Our longstanding commitment to excellence and using only the finest ingredients ensures that every sausage is crafted with care. We are passionate about what we do and are seeking a like-minded and dedicated Quality Assurance Assistant to join our team.

This role involves supporting the quality assurance processes within our organisation, ensuring products meet the highest standards of food safety and quality, 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. The ideal candidate will possess strong analysis skills and knowledge of HACCP principles, contributing to continuous improvement and compliance with industry regulations.

Duties

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. Collaborate with production teams to address quality issues promptly and effectively. Participate in internal audits and support external inspections as required. Contribute to training initiatives aimed at raising awareness of quality standards among staff. Deputise for the Technical Manager in their absence. Be involved in maintaining and improving systems within the Technical Department. 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, Audits & Compliance

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. 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 and General Technical Support

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. 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 food manufacturing environment. Proven knowledge of HACCP and GMP principles and their practical application within a manufacturing or food 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
Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person