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Executive Pastry Chef
Role summary
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The Executive Pastry Chef leads the pastry and bakery operations, overseeing menus, production, presentation, quality, food safety, purchasing, and cost control. Candidates are expected to have extensive experience in luxury hotels, resorts, or high-volume pastry kitchens, with strong skills in breads, cakes, desserts, chocolate, and plated presentations. Professional culinary training and proven supervisory experience are normally required. The successful candidate should be creative, organized, commercially aware, and confident managing and developing a multicultural culinary team. A strong understanding of HACCP, sanitation standards, inventory control, and Philippine food regulations is also expected. The role requires flexibility, attention to detail, and the ability to maintain consistently high standards during busy service periods.
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 commercial districts. It forms part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for premium hotels, resorts, restaurants, and guest-focused service across Asia and other global markets. The hotel offers accommodation, dining venues, meeting and event facilities, wellness services, and extensive opportunities for business and leisure guests. Its culinary operations are supported by experienced international and local professionals and typically emphasize quality, consistency, presentation, and service excellence. Working at Makati Shangri-La can provide exposure to luxury hospitality standards, large-scale events, multicultural teams, and career development within a global hotel group. Benefits for eligible employees may include meals, uniforms, training, medical support, service charge, and staff rates, although exact conditions depend on the employment contract.