The Western Senior Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in leading the Western kitchen at Shangri-La Singapore’s Waterfall restaurant. Requirements typically include formal culinary training, strong experience in Western cuisine, and several years in a senior chef or sous chef position, preferably in a luxury hotel or high-end restaurant. The candidate should demonstrate excellent cooking, menu planning, food presentation, cost control, hygiene, and food-safety knowledge. Responsibilities include supervising kitchen teams, maintaining consistent quality, managing ordering and stock, controlling waste, training colleagues, and ensuring smooth service during busy periods. The role requires creativity, discipline, leadership, strong communication, and the ability to work flexible shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
Shangri-La Singapore is a luxury five-star hotel located near Orchard Road, operated by Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company founded in Asia. The hotel is known for its landscaped grounds, elegant accommodation, extensive dining options, wellness facilities, and attentive service. Its restaurants serve a broad range of cuisines and attract hotel guests, local residents, and international visitors. Shangri-La places strong emphasis on genuine hospitality, professional development, service excellence, and responsible business practices. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment with structured hotel operations and opportunities to build careers across food and beverage, rooms, events, and other hospitality functions. The Waterfall restaurant focuses on contemporary Italian cuisine and premium dining experiences, making the Senior Sous Chef role particularly suited to an experienced culinary professional who enjoys high standards, teamwork, and refined service.
Singapore is a compact island city-state with strong opportunities in hospitality, food and beverage, tourism, finance, technology, healthcare, and logistics. Its culture combines Chinese, Malay, Indian, and international influences, reflected in its food, festivals, languages, and neighborhoods. The lifestyle is safe, efficient, clean, and highly urban, with excellent public transport, shopping, parks, beaches, and varied dining. Housing and daily expenses can be high, especially near central areas, so accommodation and benefits should be reviewed carefully. Foreign employees generally need an employer-sponsored work pass; experienced professional or skilled hospitality roles may qualify for an Employment Pass or S Pass, subject to current salary and eligibility rules. Employers usually handle the application. Relocating professionals should arrange a valid passport, employment contract, medical requirements, accommodation, banking, and insurance before arrival. Singapore’s tropical climate is hot and humid year-round, with frequent rain.
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