The Sous Chef supports banquet and wedding kitchen operations, with a focus on Japanese-speaking guests and colleagues. Requirements typically include professional culinary experience, previous supervisory or sous chef experience, strong knowledge of food preparation, hygiene, food-cost control, and banquet production. Experience with weddings, large events, or hotel kitchens is highly desirable. The successful candidate should communicate effectively in Japanese and English or another working language, organize teams during busy service periods, maintain consistent food quality, and follow Marriott and Japanese food-safety standards. Flexibility for early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays is expected. The role also requires leadership, creativity, calm decision-making, and the ability to coordinate closely with banquet, service, and purchasing teams.
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel is a large international resort hotel in Urayasu, Chiba, located near Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. It operates under the Sheraton brand, part of Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. The hotel serves leisure travelers, families, tour groups, weddings, conferences, and international visitors. Its facilities typically include multiple restaurants and bars, banquet and wedding venues, guest rooms, recreational amenities, and extensive event-support operations. As a Marriott property, it follows global standards for guest service, food safety, employee conduct, and operational training while serving the Japanese market. Working there can provide experience in a high-volume resort environment, multicultural hospitality, banquet production, and large-scale events. Benefits may include staff meals, transportation support, hotel discounts, training, social insurance, and other conditions outlined in the employment offer.
Japan offers strong opportunities in hotels, restaurants, resorts, tourism, food production, technology, and international business. Major hospitality markets include Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Okinawa, Hokkaido, and the Disney resort area near Tokyo. Japanese workplace culture values punctuality, teamwork, respect for hierarchy, cleanliness, and careful attention to detail. Life is generally safe and convenient, with excellent public transport, although Tokyo-area housing and commuting costs can be high. Foreign culinary professionals usually need employer sponsorship and an appropriate work status, commonly the Skilled Labor status for specialized cuisine, with eligibility depending on experience and duties. A Certificate of Eligibility is normally arranged before applying for the visa. Applicants should confirm salary, accommodation, overtime, insurance, and relocation support directly with the employer. Basic Japanese greatly improves daily life and career progression, even when the workplace uses English.
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