Head Chef – Brackendale Art Gallery / Zephyr Café Location: Squamish, BC | Type: Full-Time, Permanent | Pay: $62,500–$78,000/year plus competitive tips.

The Brackendale Art Gallery (BAG) is one of Squamish's most unique spaces—a historic building and community hub founded in 1970 that now functions as an art gallery, restaurant, café, concert venue, and wedding location; with a gelato truck on site in our lovely garden as the cherry on top. The BAG is eclectic, full of character, and has been beautifully renovated—including a bright, well-equipped commercial kitchen.

We're looking for a Head Chef to take ownership of day-to-day café operations, leading a kitchen with dialed-in systems and a talented, experienced team, while also overseeing the catering and wedding events that make the BAG such a unique place to work. From focaccia and falafel to flatbreads, cakes, sauces, and gelato, everything is made in house with care and quality ingredients. You'll set the standard for food quality and service, keeping operations running smoothly and bringing polish and consistency to every event.

The Role

- Manage day-to-day kitchen operations, including staffing, scheduling, ordering, and inventory
- Lead and run service, setting the pace and standard on the line
- Plan, cost, and execute menus for daily service, private events, and weddings
- Oversee catering and wedding events from planning through execution, working closely with the events and front-of-house teams
- Support, guide, and mentor the Sous Chef, Line Cooks, and kitchen staff
- Maintain food cost, labour cost, and margins in line with budget targets
- Ensure food safety, hygiene, and health & safety standards are upheld across the kitchen
- Maintain and refine seasonal menus and specials,



bringing creativity and consistency to the offering
- Maintain a clean, organized, and well-run kitchen environment

What You Bring
- 4+ years cooking experience in a professional kitchen, including experience in a senior or leadership role
- Food Safe certification
- Proven ability to manage kitchen operations, budgets, and a team
- Experience planning and executing catering or event menus, ideally including weddings
- Robust leadership, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to stay calm and lead effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Passion for refined, made-in-house cooking, quality ingredients, and mentoring a team
- Knowledge and passion for world food and culture always a plus

What We Offer
- Competitive salary: $62,500–$78,000/year + tips
- Health & dental benefits
- Creative kitchen – everything made in house
- A leadership role with real influence over the menu, the kitchen culture, and the events program
- A chance to grow with a vibrant, multifaceted business in an exciting phase of growth
- Staff meals & discounted meals + events
- A community-minded organization, not a corporate business, that values work-life balance and treats its people like people, not just staff

Ready to lead a kitchen where quality, creativity, and community come together? Send your resume and a short note about why you're interested in joining the team as our Head Chef. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Discounted or free food

Experience:
- Cooking: 4 years (required)
- Kitchen leadership/management: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:
- FoodSafe (required)

Location:
- Squamish, BC (required)

Work Location: In person Pay: $62,500.00-$78,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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