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Associate Director, Kitchen Operations - West Coast

Anduril· Core Operations : Real Estate & Facilities : Facilities Operations
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Costa Mesa, CA$132k - $175kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for operational leadership across the West Coast portfolio of corporate campuses, production facilities, and offices, overseeing F&B development, new campus readiness, vendor management, and team development while ensuring safety, quality, and financial discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Lead food and beverage operations across a diverse West Coast portfolio, driving consistency in service, quality, safety, employee experience, and financial performance.
  • Own F&B operational readiness for new campuses and facilities from planning and design through opening and stabilization.
  • Partner closely with Construction, Real Estate, Workplace, Finance, and other cross-functional teams throughout the development process.
  • Review and interpret architectural plans, elevations, equipment layouts, and construction documentation, with a working understanding of MEP infrastructure and its impact on F&B operations.
  • Identify F&B infrastructure, operational, schedule, and cost risks early and drive solutions through project completion.
  • Manage operating budgets, P&Ls, forecasts, financial analysis, and key cost drivers across assigned programs.
  • Evaluate vendor performance, commercial terms, pricing, investments, and operating results to drive accountability and financial discipline.
  • Lead strategic relationships with food service operators and other F&B partners, including performance management, contract execution, and operational improvements.
  • Ensure strong food safety, sanitation, regulatory compliance, and risk management across the portfolio.
  • Lead, coach, and develop F&B operations team members while building scalable processes and standards for a rapidly growing organization.
  • Serve as a senior escalation point for complex operational, vendor, project, and employee experience issues.
  • Establish repeatable standards and playbooks that improve the quality, efficiency, and speed of future campus openings.
  • Travel regularly across West Coast locations and to other company sites as needed.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of progressive food and beverage, hospitality, corporate dining, culinary, or related operations experience.
  • Experience leading complex, multi-site F&B programs within large corporate campuses, production environments, hospitality, or similarly operationally complex organizations.
  • Strong financial acumen with experience managing P&Ls, budgets, forecasts, and vendor economics.
  • Experience partnering with Construction, Real Estate, Facilities, or Development teams on new construction, renovations, expansions, or major facility projects.
  • Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, elevations, equipment layouts, and construction documentation.
  • Working knowledge of MEP systems and how infrastructure decisions affect food and beverage operations.
  • Strong expertise in food safety, operational risk, and regulatory compliance.
  • Demonstrated success managing complex third-party food service and hospitality vendors.
  • Experience leading and developing teams in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment.
  • Strong project management, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently across a geographically distributed portfolio.

Skills

Required:F&B operations leadershipFinancial management (P&L, budgets, forecasts)Vendor management and contract execution

Benefits

  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including health, recovery, and future planning resources (available at little to no cost).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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