Office Administrator (Temp)

Office Administrator at Scythe

Scythe Robotics is seeking a highly organized and proactive Office Administrator who thrives in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you’ll manage daily office operations, handle key administrative tasks, and create a seamless, well-supported work environment. If you love keeping things running smoothly and enjoy being the go-to person for team support, we’d love to have you on board!

Within this role, we expect you to be broadly experienced to be able to “see around corners”, to thrive in a fast-paced, self-managed engineering environment, and to be a collaborative, low ego teammate who helps Scythe realize its big mission.

***This is a temporary in-office role, based in our Longmont, CO office***  

What you’ll do at Scythe  

• Greet and direct visitors, manage building access, and handle phone inquiries with a welcoming and professional demeanor.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming office environment, proactively addressing any workspace needs.
• Maintain office supplies by monitoring inventory and coordinating with vendors to ensure the team has everything they need.
• Manage relationships with cleaning crews and ensure a well-maintained, organized, and productive workspace.
• Develop processes that make the Scythe office a great place to work, supporting a dynamic and engaging office environment.
• Handle front-office mail and coordinate packages to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Organize weekly lunches, food orders, and catering for office events, ensuring a great team experience.
• Assist with scheduling travel for candidates and visitors while ensuring seamless interview logistics.
• Work with external vendors for office maintenance, IT support, and some facility needs.
• Support HR or leadership with occasional scheduling, document organization, or office communication needs.

What you know well

• You are able to anticipate office needs and proactively solve problems before they arise.
• You excel in dynamic, highly collaborative startup environments where adaptability and initiative are key.
• You're comfortable interacting with customers, senior executives, and employees at all levels with professionalism and confidence.
• You take ownership of tasks, juggle multiple priorities with ease, and naturally find ways to improve processes and solve inefficiencies.
• You have experience managing calendars, booking travel, organizing meetings, and planning office events seamlessly.
• You have strong time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• You’re a clear and confident communicator who can engage with interdisciplinary teams and ensure smooth office interactions.
• You have experience as an Office Administrator, Office Manager, or in a similar administrative role, keeping workplaces running smoothly.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,  PowerPoint)  with an ability to create and edit documents, manage spreadsheets, and prepare presentations with accuracy and efficiency.

What you’ve maybe done

• Experience in creating seamless experiences for guests, managing logistics, or overseeing facilities.
• Worked with a Talent Acquisition team to schedule candidate interviews, arrange travel, and support onboarding.
• Coordinated with office vendors, cleaning crews, or IT support to ensure smooth daily operations.
• Assisted in shaping an office environment that fosters collaboration, efficiency, and engagement.
• Played a role in organizing company events, team-building activities, or culture-enhancing programs.
• Worked with various programs including Google Suite, Slack, Confluence, Jira and other workplace collaboration tools.

Why Scythe?

• Scythe is an early-stage but well-capitalized startup. Have a huge impact alongside an awesome team of experts shipping something the world has never before seen
• Headquarters near beautiful Boulder, CO. Enjoy the bounties of nature and open spaces close to home with mountain biking, hiking, skiing and more.
• Satellite offices in Dallas, TX and Fort Pierce, FL 
• Highly collaborative learning culture where personal freedom, growth, and responsibility are valued
• An opportunity to have an incredible positive impact on the world

Closing

Scythe is a total compensation company, which provides employees a comprehensive salary, equity, and benefit package. However, only the minimum salary amounts are listed here. Scythe carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including education, years of experience, competencies and other relevant business considerations. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary along with your compensation mode preferences. The Office Administrator position has an expected minimum hourly rate of $24. The actual pay may be higher depending on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Equity and benefits packages are NOT included in this estimate.