Quality Controller QC - Sausage factory Production - AM shift

Job Title: Quality Controller (Sausage Production)

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