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Chief Butcher
Role summary
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The Chief Butcher is responsible for managing the hotel’s butchery operation, including receiving, inspecting, trimming, cutting, portioning, storing, and issuing meat, poultry, and seafood. Candidates should have substantial experience in a professional hotel, restaurant, or high-volume kitchen, strong knowledge of cuts, yields, hygiene standards, HACCP principles, and food safety procedures. The role requires knife skills, physical stamina, attention to detail, stock control ability, and the capacity to lead and train junior butchers or kitchen colleagues. The successful candidate is expected to maintain consistent quality, minimize waste, follow purchasing and storage procedures, support menu requirements, and work effectively with executive chefs and other culinary departments.
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 located in the heart of Makati, the Philippines’ major business and commercial district. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for high service standards, refined accommodation, restaurants, meeting facilities, and guest-focused experiences. The hotel serves business travelers, leisure guests, events, and diplomatic and corporate clientele. Its culinary operations typically include several restaurants, lounges, banquet services, and extensive catering facilities, creating opportunities for experienced kitchen professionals. Makati Shangri-La emphasizes professionalism, hospitality, teamwork, food quality, and personalized service. Employees may benefit from structured hotel training, exposure to international operating standards, and career opportunities within the wider Shangri-La network, subject to the position and employment package.