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Sous Chef
Role summary
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The Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in running daily kitchen operations, preparing high-quality dishes, supervising cooks, maintaining food presentation and ensuring compliance with hygiene and safety standards. Candidates should have professional culinary experience, ideally in an upscale hotel or resort, strong knowledge of international cuisine, food-cost control and kitchen procedures. Formal culinary training is preferred. The role requires leadership, organization, creativity and the ability to work calmly during busy service periods. Flexibility is essential, including readiness to work weekends, holidays and varied shifts. Experience managing a multicultural team and working with luxury hospitality standards would be highly valued.
Can I work in Tahiti?
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: A permit for everyone except French citizens, other EU citizens included; local priority for 128 listed jobs.
Watch for: Permits for staff from outside Europe are rare.
Official source: SEFI: foreign workers in French Polynesia. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Tahiti
Usual for Tahiti, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Staff village at outer-island resorts |
|---|---|
| Meals | Meals on duty or an allowance (by law) |
| Flights | The employer pays the round trip (by law) |
| Service charge | 4% of revenue, paid as a yearly bonus (by law); 2 to 4 months' pay at the top |
| Contract | 12-month fixed term common |
| Leave | 30 days; 39-hour week, 2 rest days |
| Income tax | No income tax, but a 0.5% to 28% solidarity levy and about 12% social charges |
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.
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About The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort
The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort is a luxury island resort operated under Marriott International’s St. Regis brand. Located on a private motu in French Polynesia, the resort is known for its overwater villas, fine dining, spa services, private beaches and highly personalized butler service. Its operation combines international luxury standards with Polynesian culture, local hospitality and an exceptional natural setting. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment serving guests from around the world. Culinary team members may support several restaurants and dining outlets, ranging from refined French and international cuisine to seafood and Polynesian-inspired dishes. As part of Marriott, the resort may offer access to global hospitality career opportunities, training and employee benefits, although specific employment terms vary by position and contract.