Line Cook / Prep Cook, Armani Caffè (PT)

Job summary

Prepare ingredients and menu components according to recipes, production plans, and portion specifications, ensuring they are labelled, stored, and ready for service. Maintain an organized, clean, and food-safe workstation while coordinating with kitchen and front-of-house colleagues to support timely, high-quality service.

Job details

As a Line Cook / 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 - $19.50/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.

What you’ll do

Prepare ingredients and menu components according to recipes, production plans, and portion specifications, ensuring they are labelled, stored, and ready for service. Maintain an organized, clean, and food-safe workstation while coordinating with kitchen and front-of-house colleagues to support timely, high-quality service.

Requirements

At least one year of prep cook, line cook, kitchen, food production, or comparable hospitality experience is preferred; luxury hospitality or high-volume restaurant experience is an asset. Candidates should understand food preparation and safety practices, follow recipes and instructions accurately, communicate and work well in a fast-paced team, and be available for a flexible schedule; FoodSafe Level 1 is preferred and must be maintained where required.

Benefits

• Commission (Position Eligibility Based)
• Retail Bonus Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave Top-Up
• Long-Term Disability
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan with Company Matching
• Armani Merchandise Discount
• Restaurant Discount
• Uniform
• Friends and Family Sales
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Rewards and Recognition Programs

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Food preparation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Food Preparation
• Line Cooking
• Prep Cooking
• Knife Safety
• Kitchen Sanitation
• Food Safety
• Temperature Control
• Date Labelling
• Food Rotation
• Allergen Awareness
• Recipe Execution
• Portion Control
• Organization
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Communication

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Hospitality

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