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Sous Chef - Western Cuisine
Role summary
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The Sous Chef – Western Cuisine supports the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine in managing daily kitchen operations, preparing high-quality Western dishes, and maintaining consistent standards of taste, presentation, hygiene, and food safety. Candidates should have professional culinary training and several years of experience in a hotel, resort, or high-volume restaurant, ideally with strong knowledge of Western cuisine. The role requires leadership, menu execution, staff coaching, inventory control, cost awareness, and the ability to work effectively under pressure. Shangri-La expects a hands-on, disciplined, creative, and team-oriented professional who can maintain luxury hospitality standards and deliver an excellent guest dining experience.
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 Hotels and Resorts is a leading luxury hospitality group founded in Asia, operating hotels, resorts, and other properties across major destinations worldwide. The company is known for personalized service, refined facilities, international operating standards, and its focus on genuine Asian hospitality. Shangri-La Jakarta is a prominent five-star hotel in Indonesia’s capital, serving business travelers, diplomats, leisure guests, and major events. Its operations include luxury accommodation, restaurants and bars, banqueting, wellness facilities, and professional culinary teams. Employees typically work in a structured, multicultural environment with opportunities to develop their technical and leadership skills. The group places strong emphasis on guest satisfaction, teamwork, service excellence, food safety, and employee development. Benefits for eligible roles may include meals, uniforms, insurance, service charge, training, and other hotel-specific allowances.