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Junior Sous Chef - Baker
Role summary
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The Junior Sous Chef – Baker supports the Pastry or Bakery Chef in preparing breads, pastries, desserts, and other baked products to Fairmont’s quality standards. Requirements typically include formal culinary or pastry training, previous experience in a professional bakery, pastry kitchen, or luxury hotel, knowledge of baking methods, food safety, hygiene, recipe control, and kitchen equipment. The candidate should be organized, creative, dependable, and comfortable working under pressure, including early mornings, weekends, and holidays. Responsibilities may include supervising colleagues, coordinating production, monitoring stock, reducing waste, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring consistent presentation and taste. Strong teamwork, communication, attention to detail, and a willingness to support daily kitchen operations are expected.
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 Fairmont Makati
Fairmont Makati is a luxury five-star hotel located in the heart of Makati, Manila’s major business, shopping, and entertainment district. It is part of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, an internationally recognized hospitality brand within Accor. The hotel offers upscale accommodation, restaurants and bars, meeting and event facilities, a fitness centre, spa services, and professional guest experiences for business and leisure travelers. Fairmont properties are known for refined service, distinctive local character, and high standards in food and beverage operations. Employees typically work in a structured, multicultural environment with access to hospitality training, career development, and opportunities across Accor’s global network. Fairmont Makati is well positioned for candidates seeking experience in luxury hotel operations in the Philippines, particularly in culinary, guest services, events, and food and beverage management.