# Test Site Kitchen Operations Lead

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Seattle, Washington
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $99,000-$130,000 USD
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and strategic Kitchen Operations Lead to oversee a portfolio of nationwide test sites.

This role is responsible for end-to-end ownership of onsite food and beverage programs, including pilot initiatives, vendor management, financial performance, and operational consistency.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in multi-site operations or program management, ideally across diverse site types (office, manufacturing, R&D, remote locations).

Responsibilities:

- Program Ownership: Lead end-to-end F&B programs (launch → optimize) across test sites

- Site Partnership: Align with site leadership on headcount, user needs, and operational realities; serve as primary F&B point of contact

- Vendor Strategy: Source, negotiate, and manage vendors; ensure quality, consistency, and scalability

- Financial Management: Own P&L, forecasting, and long-range budget planning; drive cost efficiency

- Operations & SOPs: Build and standardize SOPs; audit for quality, consistency, and compliance

- Health & Safety: Ensure adherence to all food safety standards; mitigate risk through training and oversight

- Innovation: Lead test-and-learn initiatives (vendors, pricing, service models); scale successful pilots

- Crisis Management: Own escalations and service disruptions; execute contingency plans to maintain continuity

- Data & Insights: Track participation, utilization, and satisfaction; use date to drive decisions

- Communication: Lead clear, effective stakeholder communication and change management

Requirements:

- Must be a US citizen with a clean record. Background check + good credit score is essential.

- Bachelor’s degree in hospitality management, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).

- 5+ years of experience in foodservice operations, corporate dining, or hospitality management.

- Strong background in multi-site operations or program management; ideally across diverse site types (office, manufacturing, R&D, remote locations).

- Experience managing vendor relationships and service contracts.

- Deep understanding of food safety, sanitation, and health regulations.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

- Proven financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.

- Must work well in stressful high pressure situations maintaining composure and objectivity under pressure, calm in chaos mindset.

- Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace including anticipating/preventing/identifying and solving problems as necessary; managing expectations is key.

Physical Requirements:

- Position requires walking & giving direction most of the working day. You will spend most of your time on your feet, not behind a laptop.

- Requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs & ladders.

- Travel to auxiliary locations regularly, up to 50%.

- Occasionally requires wearing of personal protective safety equipment in construction areas.

- Occasionally requires lifting to perform duties & responsibilities.

- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.

- Must be able to push/pull carts & equipment weighing in excess of 300lbs occasionally.

Salary:

US Salary Range $99,000-$130,000 USD

Benefits:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

## Skills

### Required
- foodservice operations
- corporate dining
- hospitality management
- vendor management
- financial performance
- operational consistency
- multi-site operations
- program management
- food safety
- sanitation
- health regulations
- communication
- stakeholder management
- financial acumen
- budgeting
- forecasting
- cost control

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