Airline Menu Development Executive (Chef)

This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. If you’re made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story. Together as one team, we’re connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else

An exciting opportunity as an Airline Menu Development Executive to join the Onboarding Experience Team at British Airways. The incredible variety of the aviation environment will provide an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience and grow your culinary career within a dedicated and encouraging team.

As an Airline Menu Development Executive (Chef), you will work with caterers around the world developing menus across all the cabins to drive customer satisfaction. The menus you develop will feature signature dishes with regional flavours and provenance, whilst ensuring they meet the British Airways design styling and provide a differentiated standard.

Utilising your experience and knowledge within culinary and/ or catering hospitality, you will be accountable for the development and catering design standards for the network, to ensure the meal profiles and options meet the route requirements.

You will play a key part in driving ancillary revenue through the execution and delivery of the Pre-Order proposition in line with the vision and roadmap, using your commercial and financial acumen to deliver on budgeted targets.

Duties will include –

Defining of the culinary design pillars and also focus on sustainable solutions, where applicable

Liaising closely with Catering Operations and Inflight Customer Experience teams to ensure robust testing and trials and risk assessments have been conducted prior to execution of changes.

Responsible for the internal and external communication plan, to ensure that hospitality signatures and standards are with key stakeholders prior to implementation.

Providing industry benchmarking with high-end restaurants, hotels, travel companies and other airlines and builds strategic relationships as required

The successful postholder will have experience and/ or qualifications within either a 5 Star hotel, high quality restaurant or member’s club delivering culinary experience. Experience within an airline or knowledge of the lifecycle of products will be an advantage.

Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator and brave and bold thinker, you will be in your element at British Airways.

Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.

Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us

We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at British Airways. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.