DELENCO FOODS LIMITED
Technical Assistant
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Company Description
At Delenco Foods, we have been crafting high-quality sausages since 1963. From our roots in East London, we have grown to serve a diverse customer base, including cruise lines, schools, retailers, catering butchers, and catering organisations. Our long-standing commitment to excellence ensures that every bite is a testament to our dedication to delivering sausages crafted with care, using only the finest ingredients.
We’re passionate about what we do—and we’re looking for like-minded people to join our friendly, growing team in the heart of East London.
Role Description
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, packing, 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.
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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.
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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 food 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
- Right to work. We do not offer sponsorship.
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