Executive Chef

Role summary

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The Executive Chef leads all culinary operations, including menu development, food quality, kitchen organisation, budgeting, purchasing, and compliance with hygiene and safety standards. Candidates are expected to have substantial experience in luxury hotels or high-end restaurants, strong leadership and communication skills, and a recognised culinary qualification or equivalent professional background. The role requires creativity, commercial awareness, excellent cost control, and the ability to train and motivate multicultural kitchen teams. Experience with international cuisine, banquet operations, and food safety systems is highly desirable. The successful candidate should be adaptable, hands-on, guest-focused, and capable of maintaining Shangri-La’s service and quality standards.

About the employer

Shangri-La is a prominent luxury hospitality group founded in Asia and headquartered in Hong Kong. The company operates hotels, resorts, and residences across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and other international markets. Its properties are known for personalised service, comfortable accommodation, destination dining, wellness facilities, and carefully developed guest experiences. Shangri-La places strong emphasis on hospitality excellence, colleague development, cultural awareness, and responsible business practices. In Indonesia, its hotels and resorts serve international travellers, business guests, families, and local customers, offering opportunities across culinary operations, rooms, food and beverage, events, finance, engineering, and management. An Executive Chef joining the group would typically work in a structured luxury-hotel environment with high expectations for food quality, consistency, creativity, cost management, and team leadership.

Working in Indonesia

Indonesia offers culinary and hospitality opportunities across Bali, Java, Lombok, Batam, and other tourism destinations. Bali has the largest concentration of international resorts and restaurant roles, while Jakarta provides strong opportunities in luxury hotels, corporate dining, and events. Indonesian culture values respect, community, modesty, and relationship-building; English is common in international hotels, though basic Bahasa Indonesia is useful. Lifestyle varies from busy urban living to relaxed coastal communities, with generally affordable local food and transport, although popular areas can be expensive. Foreign professionals normally need employer sponsorship and an appropriate work permit and limited-stay visa before starting work. Employers often assist with documentation, accommodation, flights, healthcare, meals, or relocation benefits, but terms differ. Candidates should confirm the exact island, property, accommodation, tax treatment, working hours, and visa responsibility before accepting an offer.