About the role :

Deliver scientific and evidence-based assessment of nutritional value of the meals produced by QACC and develop meals in line with specialist dietary requirement for airline industry (SPML- special meal) and oversee their production. Implements Managements vision with regards to food nutrition in the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide health advice and promote healthy meal options based on nutritional needs & dietary assessments during the general menu development process.

• Advise teams on special meal options in relation to nutritional and allergen requirements to assure compliance with dietary requirement. Analyze nutritional content of meals, special or regular, if and when required by the customers.

• Assure meal labelling adheres to local and or international labelling standards and regulations.

• Develop and present meal options to customers upon request for selection in future menu cycles. Contribute new ideas for menu development and identify gaps in current menu options.

• Support menu review process, ensuring that the nutritional content of the menus meets applicable standards and encompasses all reasonable dietary requirements, religious beliefs and wide range of cultural diets.

• Engage with teams and production staff on meal trends for future planning of meal concepts.

• Lead and conduct allergen check in compliance with legal obligations. Assure up to date allergen information is available for reference to customers and menu development team.

• Develop crew information packs relating to special meal items.

• Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance with nutritional and dietary principles, food selection and preparation.

  Write reports on nutritional importance and QACC inputs to nutritional field and publishes articles or research papers as required by the business.

• Develop and analyze weekly statistical summary reports on voyage complaints and KPls of the department to measure adherence to food nutrition standards and propose corrective actions for improvement.

• Develop, plan and conduct training in dietetics and nutrition for production department and flight supervisors to advice customers when required.

• Provide training, coaching and feedback to the relevant stakeholders to ensure new policies and procedures for nutrition are understood and embedded.

• Consult with a team of healthcare practitioners on nutritional issues as required.

• Design customer educational literature such as manuals, brochures and SOPs, and ensure compliance with food and drink legislation/guidelines/standards

• Keep abreast of all relevant nutritional and monitoring standards in order to help translate the standards into nutritional targets whilst meeting customers needs.

• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

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About you :

High or Diploma with Minimum 5 years of job-related experience or Bachelors Degree with Minimum 4 years of job-related experience

Job Specific Skills:

• Experience and understanding of change management Preferred

• Experience in menu development for the airline industry (cook and chill process, frozen meal production)

• Good decision making and judgment capabilities

• Effective logic, reasoning and critical thinking skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Results driven and Process driven

• Attention to detail

• Microsoft Office applications

• Command of English language and effective writing skills

• Sound knowledge of industrial scale food production

• Good understanding of QA and HACCP guidelines

Preferred

Development of dietetic meals for institutions, i.e., hospitals, schools, food manufacturers.

About Qatar Airways Group:

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

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