Commis - Japanese Cuisine

Job Description

The Commis – Japanese Cuisine supports the Japanese kitchen team with ingredient preparation, basic cooking, plating, mise en place, and maintaining food quality and presentation. Candidates should ideally have culinary training or relevant hotel or restaurant experience, with knowledge of Japanese ingredients and cooking techniques considered an advantage. The role requires good hygiene awareness, teamwork, discipline, physical stamina, and willingness to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays. The successful candidate is expected to follow recipes and food-safety standards, keep work areas clean, control wastage, assist senior chefs, and learn quickly in a busy luxury-hotel environment. Professional grooming, a positive attitude, and a genuine interest in Japanese cuisine are also important.

Company Info

Shangri-La is a leading luxury hospitality group founded in Hong Kong, operating hotels, resorts, and related businesses across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and other international markets. The group is known for attentive service, elegant accommodation, destination dining, and strong guest-experience standards. Its hotels commonly provide restaurants, banqueting, wellness facilities, and business or leisure services. Shangri-La places emphasis on hospitality training, service excellence, cultural awareness, and career development for colleagues. In Indonesia, the brand has been associated with premium urban and resort hospitality, including Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta. Employees typically work in multicultural teams and follow detailed standards for food safety, grooming, guest service, and operational consistency. The company may offer staff meals, uniforms, medical coverage, training, and other benefits, depending on the property and employment contract.

Destination Guide

Indonesia is an archipelago with opportunities in hotels, resorts, restaurants, tourism, diving, wellness, and events. Bali offers the largest concentration of international hospitality jobs and a relaxed, tourism-focused lifestyle, while Jakarta provides more corporate and city-hotel opportunities. Lombok, the Gili Islands, Batam, Java, and other destinations also attract resort and culinary professionals. Local culture values respect, modesty, community, and religious diversity; learning basic Indonesian is helpful. Living costs vary considerably, with Bali resort areas and Jakarta generally more expensive than smaller cities. Foreign employees normally require employer sponsorship and an appropriate work permit and stay visa; working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Employers usually guide applicants through immigration procedures, medical checks, and document legalization. Candidates should confirm accommodation, meals, transport, insurance, salary, service charge, contract terms, and repatriation arrangements before relocating.