Reforestation Camp Chef

Wright Canada Holdings Ltd. is hiring Head and Assistant Camp Chefs for the 2025 planting season in Mackenzie, BC. The role involves preparing nutritious meals for a 70-person tree planting team, managing kitchen operations, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Candidates should have experience in tree planting camps, leadership skills, and the ability to work in a challenging environment. Compensation ranges from $18-$27 per hour.
Spectrum Resource Group

ABOUT THE ROLE

Wright Canada Holdings Ltd., operating as the Spectrum Resource Group, is seeking both Head and Assistant Camp Chefs for the 2025 planting season beginning mid-April through to mid-August. We have millions of seedlings to plant! Tree planting is one of the toughest physical jobs on the continent and a skilled and experienced team is required to provide healthy and nutritious meals for the workforce. If you are looking for a challenge, with opportunities to demonstrate your leadership skills, culinary skills and creativity, this job is for you.

The Reforestation Head Chef and Assistant Chefs primarily prepares nutrient dense meals for the 70-person tree planting staff which consists of a hot breakfast, a lunch spread for self-serve bagged lunches and a hot dinner with desert. The Head Chef is also responsible for menu preparation, cleaning the kitchen area and maintaining compliance with health regulations, budget tracking, and management of their assistant(s). Ideal candidates have strong leadership skills, can thrive in a remote setting with potentially limited tools and perform well under pressure.

Shift schedule is 6 days on, 1 day off rotation but are subject to change as the Head Chef. The Head Chef will report to the camp supervisor, we maintain a proactive approach to safety and injury prevention with camp first aid attendants and training from industry leading physio therapists on injury prevention and management techniques.

Spectrum’s Chef compensation is competitive ranging from $18-$27 per hour based on industry experience with overtime, statutory holiday and vacation pay paid per provincial standard.

key responsiblities
• Head Chef will supervise and delegate tasks to the assistant chefs under the direction of the camp supervisor.
• Ensure a safe and productive working environment for all employees.
• Accommodate allergies and dietary restrictions.
• Shopping and submitting food orders to suppliers.
• Budget tracking.
• Implement the food safety management plan, maintain kitchen area, dining area and storage area in a clean and tidy condition that promotes good safety practices and is in compliance with health regulations.
• Monitor and record fridge and food temperatures.
• Work area inspections, submission of applicable OH&S regulations.
• Package and secure kitchen for transport between camp locations.
• Organization of equipment before, during and after shifts will be required.
• Participate in drills as required.
• Inspect vehicles and equipment as required
• Safely operate pick-up trucks on resource roads.
• Support, actively participate, and act in accordance with Wright Canada Holdings Ltd.’s culture of safety
• Position will require travel.

minimum requirements
• Minimum of one (1) season of experience cooking in a tree planting camp.
• Experience with food budgets and ordering from suppliers.
• Decision making skills.
• Commitment to spring and summer plant (Early May to mid-August).
• Valid 5 BC Class 5 Driver’s License and a current Driver’s Abstract.
• Experience driving pick-up trucks pulling ball-hitch trailers.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced, and ever-changing environment.
• Self-motivated and the ability to work well individually and as part of a team.
• The physical ability to perform highly demanding role with the ability to carry 50+ pounds.
• Demonstrate excellent focus on rapport-building, listening, questioning and patience.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of employees.
• Willingness to work, enjoy, and live in a remote setting.
• B.C. Intermediate or Advanced First Aid certification, or equivalent, is considered an asset.
• English language proficiency (read, write, oral comprehension).
• Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing required for safety sensitive positions including those with driving responsibilities.

Spectrum’s tree planting camps are remote bush camps. Spectrum tree planting camps have a mobile kitchen where meals are prepared, dining tents, bathrooms, shower facilities, first aid rooms, drinking water and Starlink internet access.

The Chefs are responsible for bringing their own sleeping accommodation (e.g., tent, trailer), personal items including clothing, footwear, and toiletries.

ABOUT US

An employee-owned company formed in 2017, Wright Canada Holdings Ltd. is a prominent leader in several environmental services industries, representing our family of companies across Canada and is comprised of the Spectrum Resource Group, Wright Tree Service of Canada, ArborCare® and CNUC of Canada. Our operations and clientele stretch across the nation. Together, we provide integrated vegetation management, consulting and operations, and other outdoor services.

Spectrum has long and rich history of reforesting clearcuts and reclaiming disturbed sites in northern British Columbia and Alberta. Over the past 37 years we have employed thousands of tree planters to restore hundreds of thousands of hectares of land disturbed by logging, mining and oil and gas. Come join the management team of one of the longest running and most reliable tree planting companies in the country!

Our hiring practices ensure that all qualified candidates are considered, and decisions are merit-based. We invite applicants of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, ancestry, religious beliefs, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, age, family/marital status, and physical and mental disabilities.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Posting will remain open until all roles are filled.