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Chef de Cuisine
Role summary
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The Chef de Cuisine leads the culinary operation of an assigned restaurant or kitchen at Makati Shangri-La, Manila. Requirements typically include formal culinary training, substantial experience in a luxury hotel or high-end restaurant, strong knowledge of food safety and HACCP standards, menu planning, costing, and team supervision. The successful candidate is expected to deliver consistently high food quality, manage kitchen staffing and costs, maintain hygiene standards, coach culinary colleagues, and collaborate effectively with service and hotel departments. Creativity, leadership, organization, resilience, and a strong guest-service mindset are essential. Experience with international cuisine and luxury hospitality standards would be advantageous.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Makati Shangri-La, Manila
Makati Shangri-La, Manila is a luxury five-star hotel in the heart of Makati, one of the Philippines’ leading business and lifestyle districts. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for premium hotels, resorts, restaurants, and guest-focused service across Asia and other global destinations. The hotel offers accommodation, dining, meetings, events, wellness facilities, and extensive corporate and leisure services. Its culinary operations serve both hotel guests and local visitors through multiple restaurants, lounges, and banquet venues. Employees generally work in a structured, multicultural environment with an emphasis on service excellence, professional standards, teamwork, and learning opportunities. The property is conveniently located near offices, shopping centers, restaurants, and transport links, making it a prominent workplace for hospitality professionals in Metro Manila.