Managing Chef

About the role

Sifted is seeking an emerging culinary leader to serve as the Managing Chef for our Denver market. This role is built for up-and-coming talent ready to take the next step into leadership while owning day-to-day kitchen execution, menu quality, team development, and operating discipline. The Managing Chef leads the Denver culinary team, drives production excellence, partners on eater and client satisfaction, and will be closely supported by the District Chef as they grow into broader culinary leadership responsibilities.

What you'll be doing

• Lead day-to-day culinary operations in Denver, ensuring food quality, production flow, presentation, and final output meet Sifted and client expectations.
• Design, prepare, and coordinate weekly menus that reflect diverse dietary needs, strong culinary creativity, and consistent execution.
• Own ordering, inventory, order sheets, and food cost performance, including COGS oversight, portion control, and production planning.
• Implement and reinforce standardized kitchen processes, production procedures, and culinary best practices to improve consistency and scalability.
• Manage, coach, and develop the Denver culinary team, including staffing support, packout oversight, PTO coordination, discipline, time card approval, and daily accountability.
• Participate in discussions around eater satisfaction, business growth, and menu performance, helping translate feedback into kitchen improvements.
• Support the rollout of new product lines, culinary practices, service enhancements, and other initiatives that strengthen the Denver program.
• Execute and enforce strict quality control, sanitation, and safety standards while ensuring kitchen operations meet both company and facility expectations.

Our ideal candidate

• High-end restaurant experience is ideal, with comfort working across diverse cuisine types, ingredients, and service styles; catering or banquet experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated potential as up-and-coming culinary talent with the readiness to grow into stronger people leadership and business ownership.
• Strong batch-cooking and production-management capability, including the ability to organize output for larger groups and multiple dietary needs.
• Natural leadership presence, with the ability to coach, train, and hold team members accountable while fostering a supportive kitchen culture.
• Strong communication skills and comfort receiving direction, incorporating feedback, and coordinating across cross-functional teams.
• Sound business judgment, including willingness to learn and adopt operational disciplines tied to cost control, process consistency, and client satisfaction.
• Proficiency with back-of-house systems, culinary technology, Google Workspace, and basic business tools used for communication, reporting, and organization.
• Able to think quickly and critically under pressure while maintaining calm, quality, and execution standards.

Perks + benefits

• Compensation: $70,000; negotiable based on experience
• Company-sponsored health insurance plans, including 100% company-paid HDHP, as well as vision + dental opt-in
• 401(k) program available after six months of employment
• Unlimited paid time off; 10 paid company holidays
• Monthly cell phone usage reimbursement
• Free lunch during meal service
• 100% mileage reimbursement
• Opportunities to take on larger roles within our organization + learn with a fast-growing start-up

Job Type

Full Time

Shift

Weekdays

Weekly day range

Monday - Friday

Eligibility

This position must maintain ServSafe Food Handler card (company-paid);

Work environment

This is a position based both in a commercial kitchen and on-site in client offices

Physical requirements

• This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• The ability to stand for long periods of time
• The ability to bend, squat, and reach

About Sifted

Sifted was founded in 2015 by Kimberly Lexow and Jess Legge with a bold vision — to reimagine office food as an experience rooted in hospitality, sustainability, and intentionality.

What began as a modern take on workplace meals quickly evolved into a nationwide food platform that supports culture, community, and carbon-conscious choices across hundreds of companies. We’re not a caterer — we’re a workplace food partner.

Our team is our secret sauce — a mix of hospitality pros, culinary experts, technologists, and innovators redefining what it means to build meaningful, stable, and opportunity-filled careers in hospitality.

At Sifted, people stay, grow, and thrive — our team members remain with us three times longer than the industry average.

We offer flexibility, generous perks, and room to grow — hiring builders, operators, creatives, and craftspeople who care about making work (and workplaces) better.

At Sifted, our team culture mirrors the experiences we design for our clients:

• Creative Freedom: Everyone contributes ideas and shapes the future of our service.
• Hospitality-Driven: No matter your role, you’re in service to someone — and that matters.
• Career Growth: We invest in internal mobility, mentorship, and hands-on learning.
• People First: We support flexible work, celebrate wins, and lead with empathy.
• Real Impact: Every day, your work reduces waste, improves lives, and connects people through food.

The pay range for this role is:

$70,000 - $70,000 USD per year (Denver Kitchen)

Operations

Denver, CO