Catering Administration Manager

Sifted; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HDHP (100% company paid)

Vision & dental optional

Unlimited PTO

10 paid company holidays

Winter break Dec 24–Jan 1

401(k) after 6 months

Cell phone reimbursement

Free lunch during service

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Sifted is seeking a Catering Administration Manager in Seattle to act as the operational hub between the commissary kitchen, service teams, and market leadership. You will ensure food, supplies, information, staffing, and systems are accurate and delivered on time, while supporting on-site teams and upholding standards.

The role requires ~40 hours/week, primarily mornings/afternoons, with flexibility for urgent tasks.

Qualifications

• This role requires 3+ years of operations, administration, project management, or hospitality management experience.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with data, reporting, and technology platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• ServSafe Food Manager certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary admin for operational systems and workflows.
• Audit menu information, dietary data, modifiers, and portions.
• Coordinate ordering of ops supplies and equipment; track inventory trends.
• Lead daily packout and delivery operations, ensuring on-time service.
• Support Chef Daily Numbers, packout cards, and menu communications.
• Bridge commissary kitchen and field teams for seamless execution.

Skills

Operations

Administration

Project management

Hospitality management

Education

ServSafe Food Manager certification

Job description

The Catering Administration Manager is responsible for ensuring the Seattle market is prepared and positioned for successful daily execution. This role serves as the operational hub between the commissary kitchen, service teams, and market leadership, ensuring food, supplies, information, staffing, and systems are accurate, organized, and delivered on time.

While primarily based out of the commissary kitchen, this role plays a critical role in maintaining operational standards, supporting on-site teams, and ensuring seamless daily service execution.

This position requires approximately 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Largely based in the early morning/afternoon with flexibility to accommodate service tasks and urgent requests needed

What you\'ll be doing

• Operational Systems
• Serve as primary administrator for operational systems and workflows
• Audit menu information, dietary data, modifiers, and portions
• Ensure operational documentation remains current and accurate
• Planning + Production Support
• Manage Chef Daily Numbers processes
• Create and audit packout cards
• Coordinate menu communications and administrative planning tasks
• Own numbers planning and support menu planning meetings
• Ensure operational readiness for upcoming services
• Inventory + Supply Support
• Coordinate ordering of ops supplies and equipment
• Track inventory trends
• Own operational purchasing
• Lunch Delivery Execution
• Lead the daily packout and delivery operations, ensuring all food, equipment, signage, and supplies are accurately packed and delivered on time
• Direct and support Service Leads and packout teams during morning production and deliveries
• Serve as the operational bridge between the commissary kitchen and field teams, ensuring seamless communication and execution
• 3+ years of operations, administration, project management, or hospitality management experience
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Great attention to detail
• Comfortable working with data, reporting, and technology platforms
• Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Compensation : starts at $78k per year + yearly bonus tied to goal achievement
• Company-sponsored health insurance plans, including 100% company-paid HDHP, as well as vision + dental opt-in
• Unlimited paid-time-off; 10 paid company holidays; paid winter break from Dec 24-Jan 1.
• 401(k) program after six months of employment
• Monthly cell phone usage reimbursement
• Free lunch during meal service
• Opportunities to take on larger roles within our organization + learn with a fast-growing start-up

Eligibility

This position must maintain ServSafe Food Manager certification

Work environment

This position is based in a commercial kitchen as well as in client offices

Physical requirements

This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs; this position requires sitting for up to 4 hours at a time

About Sifted

Jess Legge and Kimberly Lexow were masters of the 9 to 5 - working at a high-growth tech start-up, with one question: “Could the work lunch be better?”

It’s an expectation these days that work is hard and fast. But lunch doesn’t have to be that way. Imagining an office where employees want to stick around and share a table of inspired food, Legge and Lexow founded Sifted in 2015.

Since then we’ve delivered millions of meals to Fortune 500s and high-growth startups across the US. When COVID-19 hit, our clients needed a partner to help them manage their new normal. That’s when we created our virtual team building experiences. Now as companies fully embrace the future of a flexible workplace, Sifted has become a comprehensive employee experience partner offering both in-office catering services + an extensive portfolio of engaging virtual experiences for distributed teams.

We use 7 core truths as the framework of our employee engagement programs and team culture :

• Good food is powerful
• Simple food is the best food
• We support regular people with big ideas
• We make mistakes and evolve
• We seek, listen and implement feedback quickly + enthusiastically
• We are our clients\’ biggest fans

Sifted kitchens are zero food waste with all food scraps being composted and all leftovers being donated everyday. Since launching our donation program, Sifted has donated over $3M in lunches to those who experience food insecurity in our 6 cities. We believe that as our company grows, so does our responsibility therefore we\’re constantly looking for ways to improve sustainability and protect our natural resources.

78,000 - 78,000 USD per year (Seattle Kitchen)