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Sous Chef (Wok Chef)
Role summary
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The Sous Chef (Wok Chef) supports the Chef de Cuisine in managing wok-station operations, preparing high-quality Asian dishes, and maintaining consistent taste, presentation, and portion standards. The role typically requires culinary training and several years of experience in Chinese or Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly wok cooking, along with strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, stock control, and kitchen procedures. The candidate should be confident leading kitchen colleagues, organizing mise en place, controlling waste, and working efficiently during busy service periods. Shangri-La expects a professional, disciplined, team-oriented chef who can coach junior staff, follow hotel standards, contribute ideas to menus, and deliver warm, reliable service while maintaining quality and cleanliness.
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, one of the Philippines’ leading business and entertainment 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, several dining venues, meeting and event facilities, wellness services, and polished business-travel amenities. Its kitchens typically serve international, Asian, and specialty cuisines to hotel guests, residents, corporate clients, and event attendees. Employees work in a structured environment with high standards for hospitality, food safety, grooming, teamwork, and professional development. A culinary role at Makati Shangri-La can provide experience in large-scale luxury hotel operations, exposure to multicultural guests, and opportunities to develop leadership skills within an established international hospitality brand.