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Executive Chef
Role summary
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The Executive Chef leads all culinary operations, including restaurants, banquets, room service, food quality, menu development, kitchen hygiene, staffing, and cost control. Candidates are expected to have substantial experience as an Executive Chef or senior culinary leader in a luxury hotel or international hospitality group, preferably with strong knowledge of multiple cuisines. Formal culinary training, excellent leadership and communication skills, HACCP or food-safety knowledge, and proven budgeting experience are typically required. The successful candidate should inspire culinary teams, maintain Shangri-La’s service standards, develop innovative menus, manage suppliers and inventories, and deliver consistent guest satisfaction while meeting financial targets.
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 Surabaya
Shangri-La Surabaya is part of Shangri-La Group, an international luxury hospitality company founded in Asia and recognized for warm Asian hospitality. The Surabaya hotel serves business and leisure travelers in East Java, offering guestrooms, restaurants, meeting and event facilities, wellness services, and professional guest support. Shangri-La properties generally emphasize personalized service, high operating standards, responsible business practices, and employee development. Surabaya’s hotel is positioned to serve corporate clients, government and diplomatic visitors, families, and guests exploring East Java. Working for the group can provide exposure to international operating procedures, multicultural teams, luxury food and beverage service, and structured career opportunities across its global hotel portfolio.