Assistant Vice President – Operations

Job description / Role

• Operational leadership role
• Strong customer interface
• Established and expanding business

The Assistant Vice President Operations is responsible for the Operations department of our Emirates Flight Catering Two flight kitchen. The scope of this operation includes 120 airline customers, 240 flights per day including VIP services and leading a workforce of approximately 500 staff in a 24 x 7 operation. The successful candidate will report to the Vice President Airport Catering Services.

The key accountabilities for the role include achievement of occupational health and safety, food safety and quality assurance standards, leadership of a large multinational workforce, maintaining strong client relationships, planning and managing the daily operation and preparing the annual manpower, capital expenditure and non-capital budgets and meeting budget targets.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have a proven track in delivering success in all aspects of a senior operational role. Ideally you will be tertiary qualified and have extensive experience in an in-flight catering environment. You will possess outstanding communication skills and have a demonstrated ability to lead a multinational workforce in an environment that is characterised by customer service excellence, commitment to continuous improvement, strict compliance to quality management principles and operational excellence.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented and self-motivated professional to join a hardworking and results orientated team in what is the fastest growing in-flight business worldwide.

About the Company

Based in Dubai, Emirates Flight Catering is a multicultural workplace employing over 10,000 people from 59 countries around the world. From our inception in 1982, we have been creating a creative and collaborative working environment and believe that this has been at the core of our company’s success.

At Emirates Flight Catering we take pride in the in-flight catering, hospitality and support services provided to all Emirates Airlines Flights, First and Business Class lounges as well as more than a 110 other airlines departing from Dubai International Airport. Whilst our operation is challenging, with the capacity of more than 175,000 meals per day, we have invested in our people and promoted an environment that depends on team work.

In addition to the opportunity of working for the largest stand-alone and technologically advanced catering facility in the world, a career with Emirates Flight Catering offers substantial professional growth, including advanced training in the fields of food safety and large scale operational management.