Dishwasher, Armani Caffè (FT)

Giorgio Armani; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant Discount

Uniform Provided

Friend & Family Sales

RRSP Matching

Medical Benefits

Job summary

Giorgio Armani Caffè in Vancouver is seeking a dedicated Dishwasher to join a diverse hospitality team. You will maintain cleanliness of dishes, glassware, utensils, and back-of-house areas, supporting the refined caffè experience.

Role involves operating dishwashing equipment, ensuring sanitation, and assisting with opening, service, and closing tasks. Flexibility for holidays and weekends is required, with strong teamwork and reliability valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in dishwashing, stewarding, kitchen, or comparable hospitality roles preferred.
• Food-Safety certification preferred and to be maintained where required.
• Knowledge of commercial dishwashing, sanitation, and cleaning chemicals preferred.
• Ability to operate dishwashing equipment and handle chemicals safely.
• Strong communication, organization, and teamwork in a fast-paced kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Operate dishwashing equipment and wash serviceware and cookware.
• Maintain sanitation standards and safety practices.
• Assist with opening, service, and closing activities.
• Support general cleaning, organization, and basic kitchen tasks.
• Coordinate dish flow and cleaning priorities with culinary and front-of-house teams.

Skills

Dishwashing

Food Safety

Teamwork

Open Availability

High-volume Experience

Job description

As a Dishwasher at Armani Caffè, you will be part of a diverse hospitality team committed to creating an exceptional guest experience rooted in warmth, authenticity, precision, and genuine hospitality. You will maintain the cleanliness, sanitation, and availability of dishes, glassware, utensils, cookware, equipment, and back-of-house work areas, supporting the elegant and efficient execution of service associated with the Giorgio Armani brand.

In this role, you will operate dishwashing equipment, sort and wash serviceware and cookware, maintain sanitation standards, remove waste, replenish clean items, and support opening, service, and closing activities. You will also assist with general cleaning, organization, and basic kitchen support duties as trained and assigned. Your attention to detail, sense of urgency, and coordination with the culinary and front-of-house teams will support seamless service and a refined caffè experience.

To succeed in this role, you are dependable, collaborative, composed under pressure, results-oriented, and committed to working with integrity. You take pride in cleanliness, organization, food safety, careful handling of serviceware and equipment, and consistently completing work to established standards.

Our team mission is passionately conveying the vision of Giorgio Armani

Qualifications & Skills

• Previous dishwasher, stewarding, kitchen, restaurant, café, or comparable hospitality experience preferred; high-volume restaurant experience is an asset
• FoodSafe Level 1 or equivalent food-safety certification is preferred and must be obtained and maintained where required for assigned duties
• Working knowledge of commercial dishwashing, sanitation, food safety, cleaning chemicals, equipment safety, waste handling, and cross-contamination prevention is preferred
• Ability to operate dishwashing equipment, safely handle chemicals and fragile items, organize competing priorities, and follow sanitation and safety standards consistently
• Strong communication, organization, time-management, reliability, 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 an asset

Physical Demands

Sitting

At Desk

Rare

Standing/Walking

Within dishwashing, kitchen, storage, and caffè environments

Constant

Lifting/Carrying

Up to 50 lbs intermittently; racks, cookware, waste containers, and supplies frequently

Frequent

Push/Pull

Dish racks, carts, waste containers, 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

Handling serviceware and small tools; operating dishwashing and cleaning equipment

Frequent

Auditory & Vision

Hear and see safety signals; read chemical labels, safety instructions, equipment controls, and screens

Constant

Cognitive Demands

Communication

Verbal & Writing

Constant

Coordinate with Team

Communicate with colleagues, coordinate dish flow and cleaning priorities, and elevate safety, sanitation, or equipment concerns

Constant

Organize Work

Sequence washing, sanitation, replenishment, and cleaning tasks; manage multiple priorities; and maintain service flow

Constant

Accuracy / Attention to Detail

Sanitation, chemical dilution, equipment operation, breakage prevention, storage, and cleanliness standards

Constant

Administrative Tasks

Complete cleaning checklists, sanitation logs, chemical checks, waste records, 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/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.