Chef de Cuisine

Job Description

The Chef de Cuisine leads the culinary operation of an assigned restaurant or kitchen, ensuring consistently high food quality, presentation, hygiene, and guest satisfaction. Candidates should have professional culinary training and several years of experience in a comparable luxury hotel, resort, or high-end restaurant, ideally with international or Indonesian cuisine expertise. Strong leadership, menu planning, budgeting, inventory control, and team-development skills are expected. The role requires hands-on kitchen management, compliance with food-safety standards, effective coordination with service and purchasing teams, and the ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays. A successful candidate will be creative, organized, commercially aware, calm under pressure, and committed to developing a disciplined, motivated culinary team.

Company Info

The Sira, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Lombok is a high-end Marriott International property located on Lombok’s southern coast in Indonesia. The resort is designed around the island’s natural beauty, combining beachfront surroundings, contemporary luxury, local character, wellness experiences, and personalized hospitality. As part of The Luxury Collection, it caters to discerning international travelers seeking distinctive destinations and refined service rather than a conventional city-hotel experience. Resort operations typically include multiple dining venues, accommodation, spa and wellness facilities, events, recreation, and guest activities. Employees work in a multicultural environment where attention to detail, genuine Indonesian hospitality, sustainability, and strong collaboration are important. The property offers culinary professionals the opportunity to work with local produce, regional flavors, and an international luxury-service standard while helping establish the resort’s reputation in Lombok’s growing tourism market.

Destination Guide

Lombok offers opportunities in luxury resorts, hotels, restaurants, diving, wellness, tourism sales, engineering, housekeeping, and guest services, especially around Kuta Mandalika, Senggigi, and the Gili Islands. The island is generally quieter and less developed than Bali, with a slower lifestyle, lower living costs, beautiful beaches, waterfalls, surfing, and mountain trekking. Sasak traditions strongly influence local culture, alongside Balinese and Muslim communities; modest dress and respectful behavior are appreciated outside resort areas. International employees normally need an employer-sponsored work permit and Indonesian work visa, arranged before starting employment. Working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Employers may provide accommodation, meals, transport, health coverage, flights, or service-charge benefits, but packages vary. Reliable internet is available in main towns and resorts, while remote areas can be less connected. New arrivals should budget for transport, learn basic Indonesian phrases, respect religious customs, and confirm housing, tax, insurance, and visa conditions in writing.