Assistant Kitchen Dietitian

Role purpose

Key responsibilities

• Develop and standardize recipes, menus, portion sizes, calories, and nutrient values against approved meal specifications.
• Work with chefs to prepare controlled dietetic meals, including low-FODMAP, ketogenic, and condition-specific therapeutic menus.
• Verify meals meet clients’ prescribed dietary requirements, allergies, intolerances, and special instructions.
• Monitor recipe execution, ingredient substitutions, portion accuracy, meal quality, labeling, and final dispatch.
• Conduct scheduled recipe and kitchen audits, document findings, and ensure corrective actions are completed on time.
• Maintain compliance with applicable kitchen ISO standards, HACCP procedures, hygiene, food safety, and allergen controls.
• Train kitchen staff on standardized recipes, portioning, and therapeutic meal preparation; maintain accurate recipe and audit records.

Candidate requirements

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, with relevant professional registration where required.
• Experience in hospital kitchens, therapeutic meal production, or a comparable food-service setting.
• Strong practical knowledge of cooking, recipe development, nutritional analysis, and therapeutic diets.
• Familiarity with kitchen quality systems, ISO standards, and auditing.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with chefs and clinical dietitians.

Pay

• Pay is QAR 4,000–5,500 per month.

Work location

• Work location is in person in Doha, Qatar.