Chef de Cuisine – Luxury Resort

Location: Kelowna, BC

Salary: $75,000–$85,000

We are seeking an experienced Chef de Cuisine to lead the culinary operations of a luxury resort dining venue in Kelowna. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on culinary leader to oversee multiple dining experiences, including fine dining, a lounge, seasonal outdoor dining and banquets, while driving food quality, team development and kitchen performance.

The Role

- Oversee daily kitchen operations, ensuring consistent food quality, presentation, portioning and timely service.

- Lead menu development, seasonal offerings and special dining experiences.

- Manage culinary execution across multiple outlets and assigned banquet events.

- Lead, train and develop the kitchen team, overseeing recruitment, onboarding, scheduling and performance management.

- Manage food costs, labour, purchasing, inventory and operating budgets.

- Monitor portion control, production levels, product usage and waste to maximize profitability.

- Build strong supplier relationships and oversee product quality and purchasing practices.

- Maintain high standards of food safety, sanitation,



kitchen organization and workplace safety.

- Collaborate with front-of-house leadership and other resort departments to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

The Ideal Candidate

- 7+ years of professional kitchen experience, ideally within an upscale restaurant, hotel or resort environment.

- Previous experience leading and developing a culinary team in a high-volume or elevated dining operation.

- Strong technical culinary skills, including menu execution, large-scale production and food presentation.

- Proven understanding of food costing, inventory management, purchasing, labour scheduling and budgeting.

- Culinary certificate or diploma preferred.

- Current FoodSafe certification required.

- Passion for quality food, seasonal and local ingredients, and exceptional guest experiences.

- Solid leadership, communication and organizational skills, with the ability to perform under pressure.

- Flexible to work evenings, weekends, holidays and peak seasonal periods.

Job Tenure: Permanent

📌 Chef De Cuisine - Kelowna - Kelowna (Canada)
🏢 COREcruitment
📍 Canada