At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure our premium sausages meet safety, taste, and consistency standards.
- Company: Direct Table Foods, a leader in food quality and safety.
- Benefits: Permanent contracts, overtime pay, career development, and free parking.
- Other info: Join a passionate team with training programs and a canteen offering hot meals.
- Why this job: Be the guardian of food quality and make a real impact on what people eat.
- Qualifications: Experience in Quality Control and knowledge of food safety standards.
The predicted salary is between 13.57 - 13.57 £ per hour.
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Pay: From £13.57 per hour (+ 1.5x Overtime)
Hours: 06:00 – 14:30 | Monday to Friday
Passionate about food quality? Direct Table Foods is looking for a detail-driven Quality Controller to ensure our premium sausages meet the highest safety, taste, and consistency standards before hitting supermarket shelves. You’ll be our line defender for food safety—monitoring everything from raw meat temperatures and recipe specs to final packaging seals.
What You’ll Do
- Line Audits & Hygiene Checks: Conduct GMP, fabrication, and QMS audits alongside ATP, visual, and environmental swabbing.
- Sausage Quality & Sensory Testing: Lead sample collection, temperature monitoring, and daily sensory evaluations.
- Equipment Verification: Calibrate and check critical testing equipment, including temperature probes, scales, and salt analysis tools.
- Non-Conformance & Root Cause: Investigate customer complaints, internal non-conformances, and supplier issues to prevent repeat errors.
- Culture & Compliance: Champion site health & safety, promote a strong food-safety culture, and train team members on quality standards.
What We’re Looking For
- Previous Quality Control experience in food manufacturing (meat or high-care experience preferred).
- Solid understanding of HACCP, GMP, and food safety accreditation standards.
- Practical skills in temperature verification, swabbing, and QMS record-keeping.
- Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Strong communication skills and an internal auditor certification (desired, but not essential).
Benefits include:
- Permanent contracts
- Overtime available at time and a half pay
- Career development opportunities
- Bus from Ipswich, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds
- Training and onboarding program
- Canteen available, with hot meals from £3
- Celebrate success days
- Free parking
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Direct Table Foods is an excellent employer that prioritises the health and safety of its employees while fostering a supportive work culture in Bury St Edmunds. With a commitment to employee growth, the company offers training opportunities for the right candidates, ensuring that you can develop your skills in a proactive environment focused on safety and compliance.
