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Executive Chef
Role summary
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The Executive Chef leads all culinary operations at Shangri-La Jakarta, overseeing restaurant, banquet, and room-service kitchens. Candidates are expected to have extensive experience as an Executive Chef or senior culinary leader in a luxury hotel or high-volume hospitality environment, strong knowledge of international cuisine, food safety, cost control, menu development, and team management. The role requires excellent leadership, creativity, commercial awareness, and the ability to maintain consistent quality while meeting guest expectations. The successful candidate will coach and motivate multicultural kitchen teams, manage budgets and food costs, ensure compliance with hygiene standards, and work closely with hotel leadership and other departments to deliver outstanding dining experiences.
Can I work in Indonesia?
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: Employer files a foreign-worker plan with the Ministry of Manpower and pays a USD 100 a month levy; in practice hotels hire foreigners only for manager and expert posts.
Watch for: Education that fits the post plus competence or 5 years' experience (by law); working on a visit visa risks deportation; the employer pays the levy and visa.
Official source: Ministry of Manpower: TKA Online, foreign-worker plan approval. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Indonesia
Usual for Indonesia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Local staff live off site; managers get an allowance or a villa; remote island resorts may house staff |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in a staff canteen, or a daily meal allowance |
| Flights | Senior expat packages only: joining flight and a yearly home ticket |
| Service charge | 95% of the service charge goes to staff, half shared equally, half by seniority and performance (by law) |
| Contract | Fixed term tied to the work plan, up to 2 years at a time and renewable; no probation (by law) |
| Leave | 12 working days after a year plus 17 public holidays in 2026; one-month religious-holiday bonus (by law) |
| Income tax | 5% up to IDR 60 million a year (about USD 3,300), then 15%, 25%, 30% and 35% on higher income |
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 Shangri-La Jakarta
Shangri-La Jakarta is a luxury five-star hotel located in central Jakarta, Indonesia, and part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for premium hotels and resorts across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and other global destinations. The hotel offers guest rooms and suites, restaurants, lounges, banquet facilities, meeting spaces, a health club, and recreational services. It serves business travelers, diplomats, leisure guests, and major corporate and social events. Shangri-La is recognized for its warm Asian hospitality, high service standards, and emphasis on personalized guest experiences. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment with opportunities to develop careers in hotel operations, culinary arts, food and beverage, events, and leadership. Shangri-La Jakarta’s location provides convenient access to Jakarta’s business district, shopping areas, restaurants, and cultural attractions.