Prep Cook, Armani Caffè (FT)

As a Prep Cook at Armani Caffè, you will be part of a diverse culinary and service team committed to creating an exceptional guest experience rooted in warmth, authenticity, precision, and genuine hospitality. You will prepare high-quality ingredients and menu components with consistency and care, supporting efficient service and embodying the elegance, excellence, and hospitality of the Giorgio Armani brand.

In this role, you will complete daily food preparation, follow recipes and production plans, maintain organized workstations, and ensure ingredients are prepared, labelled, stored, and available for service. Your attention to detail, sense of urgency, and coordination with the kitchen and front-of-house teams will support product quality, timely execution, and a refined caffè experience.

To succeed in this role, you are collaborative, composed under pressure, results-oriented, and committed to working with integrity. You take pride in culinary craftsmanship, cleanliness, food safety, organization, and consistently executing each preparation to established standards.

Our team mission is passionately conveying the vision of Giorgio Armani

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum one (1+) year of prep cook, line cook, kitchen, food production, or comparable hospitality experience preferred; luxury hospitality or high-volume restaurant experience is an asset
• FoodSafe Level 1 certification is preferred and must be obtained and maintained where required
• Working knowledge of basic food preparation techniques, knife safety, kitchen sanitation, temperature control, date labelling, food rotation, and allergen awareness
• Ability to follow standardized recipes, production lists, verbal instructions, and portion specifications accurately and consistently
• Strong communication, organization, time-management, and teamwork skills, with the ability to remain composed and productive in a fast-paced kitchen environment
• Open availability and ability to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, early mornings, evenings, nights, and weekends
• Italian, Spanish, French, Mandarin, or other language skills are not required but are considered a strong asset

Physical Demands
Activity	Demands	Frequency
Sitting	At Desk	Rare
Standing/Walking	Within caffè and kitchen environment	Constant
Lifting/Carrying	Up to 40 lbs intermittently; ingredients, cookware, and supplies frequently	Frequent
Push/Pull	Moveable shelving, equipment and doors	Frequent
Climbing	Stairs and Ladders	Rare
Reaching Below/Above Shoulder	To reach higher items on shelves or lower items on floor	Frequent
Fine Motor Tasks	Knife work, food preparation, kitchen machinery, small tools, and computer use	Frequent
Auditory & Vision	Hear and see safety signals; read recipes, labels, thermometers, and screens	Constant
Cognitive Demands
Activity	Demands	Frequency
Communication	Verbal & Writing	Constant
Coordinate with Team	Communicate with colleagues, coordinate production and service, and escalate safety or product concerns	Constant
Organize Work	Sequence preparation tasks, manage multiple priorities, and maintain production flow	Constant
Accuracy / Attention to Detail	Recipes, portions, allergens, temperatures, labelling, rotation, and product quality	Constant
Administrative Tasks	Complete checklists, temperature logs, waste records, counts, and other assigned records	Occasional

Why Join Us

Join us in our mission to passionately convey Giorgio Armani’s unique vision of timeless and natural elegance, where fashion and design provoke a confident state of being for all people by fostering beauty in the world.

The Armani Group is one of the leading fashion and luxury goods groups in the world today. Our company designs, manufactures, distributes and retails fashion and lifestyle products including apparel, accessories, eyewear, watches, jewelry, home interiors, fragrances, cosmetics, chocolates, hotels and restaurants under a range of brand names: Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and Armani Exchange.

This role has an hourly rate of $18.25 - $19.25/hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

OUR CULTURE

As a company one of our goals is to motivate and drive a unified team to deliver the Armani experience. We believe the fuel to the power of the brand is through the collaboration of our associates. We are dedicated to fostering the development and growth of our people, roles and structure.

OUR BENEFITS

COMPENSATION: Commission (Eligibility Based on Position) • Retail Bonus Program • Employee Referral Bonus Program

BENEFITS: Medical • Dental • Vision • Prescription Drug • Life Insurance • Dependent Life Insurance • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance • Employee Assistance Program

PAID TIME: Paid Time Off for Vacation and Sick Days • Pregnancy & Parental Leave Top-Up • Long-Term Disability • Paid Time Off to Volunteer in your Community

SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT: Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with Company Matching for Full & Part-Time Associates

ASSOCIATE PERKS: Armani Merchandise Discount • Restaurant Discount • Uniform • Exclusive Friends & Family Sales

NOTE: Benefits may vary based on position eligibility

YOUR CAREER

Training and Development Opportunities • Rewards and Recognition programs • Opportunities in various brands in the Canadian Corporate Office (Greater Toronto Area), as well as domestic and international opportunities.