Vice President - Production

Qatar Airways

Qatar

Ref: GP388-1191

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Ensure optimum production efficiency of all production activities at Qatar Aircraft Catering Company facilities by directing all reporting departmental heads and establishing, formulating, defining and developing strategies to achieve operational growth as per the organisational objectives to the required food quality and hygiene standards.Responsible to direct, control and manage all production activities within Qatar Aircraft Catering Company including: Inflight Kitchen, bakery, cold Kitchen inclusive of all dishing, assembly, staff kitchen and cafeterias, Menu development with full accountability of Profit and Loss responsibility for the above. Overall responsible for food quality, hygiene, food safety and HSE in the above departments in coordination with the QA and HSE management team.

Accountabilities:

Strategy Formulation

- Ensure that the short term, mid- term and long term plans for the production areas are produced by obtaining and utilising company growth forecast to ensure business continuity
- Develop the hot kitchen in terms of equipment and manning skills to provide world class quality food
- Develop cafeterias to ensure that airports requirements are met for today and future needs
- Build an award winning culinary team in order to deliver world class standards for premium customers

Operational

- Oversee, manage and monitor all the production operations and ensure full respect of all HACCAP rules to ensure food safety, hygiene and HSE is adhered to
- Prioritise and allocate available resources among the different production areas to ensure on time performance and requirements are met

Customer Relations

- Develop proper client relations enabling them to better understand the technical constraints in menu development
- Qatar Aircraft Catering Company representative in all Qatar Airways / Qatar Aircraft Catering Company menu development activities with decision making authority

Budget and Reporting

- Prepare and submit initial budget for the department based on commercial assumptions received from Qatar Airways and from other customers / business development managers
- Accountable for the on going reduction of catering waste

Management & Leadership

- Establish the department or teams objectives and priorities to align with and support business objectives
- Regularly evaluate the department or teams objectives, plans, procedures and practices, and makes appropriate changes if needed

Development

- Take responsibility for own ongoing personal development and growth of expertise
- Train and develop other employees for proper succession planning and risk management

Operational Safety

- Responsible to ensure that employees at all levels understand work health and safety requirements and expectations through provision of relevant Qatar Airways Group induction, information, instruction, training and supervision
- Ensure that all managers and supervisors understand work health and safety requirements and expectations to the extent that they can pass on relevant information, identify training needs and provide appropriate supervision in their workplace

Requirements

- Essential Bachelors Degree or equivalent
- Preferred Masters Degree or equivalent
- Previous experience as Executive Manager - minimum 10 years o job-related experience required

About the Company

Qatar Airways is proud to be one of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents, and thanks to our customers’ response to our offerings, we are also the world’s fastest-growing airline. We connect more than 150 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft, and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport in Doha, the State of Qatar.

Travel today involves a mix of short, medium and long-haul segments, with more people travelling than ever before. With the breadth of network coverage today, virtually no destination is unreachable. This is why the commitment to service is paramount; as our guests are travelling farther and more frequently than ever before, the experience on board is an important part of the journey itself.

Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015 and most recently in 2017, Qatar Airways has won the confidence of the travelling public. We have accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience our airline.

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