Kitchen Team Member

WEGMANS FOOD MARKET, INC; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Wegmans as part of the Restaurant Foods team where you will assist customers in creating delicious meals. This role involves food preparation and exceptional customer service within a fast-paced environment, emphasizing teamwork and quality products. Wegmans offers competitive pay, flexible scheduling, and a range of comprehensive benefits focusing on employee wellness and growth.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Higher premium pay for overtime and holiday work

Health care benefits

Retirement plan with profit-sharing and 401(k) match

Generous scholarship program

Employee wellness programs

Exclusive discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Collective customer service experience, internally and/or externally preferably in a food service, grocery or retail setting.
• Experience in food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers and provide incredible service.
• Cut, prepare, and serve a variety of hot and cold foods.
• Help maximize sales potential through proper food handling.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Preparation

Teamwork

Job description

how you’ll make the difference

Our customers choose Wegmans for the helpful people in our stores, help with delicious meals, and the freshest ingredients. As a member of our Restaurant Foods team, you are at the heart of helping people make great meals easy. In this role, you’ll help educate our customers about the exceptional ingredients and products we offer and work as part of a team to create high quality products. If you have a passion for food and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, then this could be the role for you!

what will you do?

• Build relationships with customers and provide incredible service by addressing their needs in a timely and effective manner
• Cut, prepare, and serve a variety of hot and cold foods to customers
• Prepare, package and assemble meals
• Help to maximize sales potential by using effective and proper procedures for food preparation, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising prepared items

At Wegmans, we’ve long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans.

Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we’ve got something for everyone.

And because we care about the wellbeing and success of every person, we recognize each person has their own unique scheduling needs. We’re proud to offer flexibility in scheduling so our employees can prioritize what is most important to them. Our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations allow for personalized schedules that balance an employee’s individual needs with the needs of our business and each department.

Comprehensive benefits*

1. Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
2. Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
3. Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
4. Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match
5. A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
6. LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
7. Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more!
8. And more!

***Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.

For 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Discover what it means to work for a family-owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love—and love what you do.

Work Environment: The physical demands of this work are classified as medium. Work includes walking, standing for up to 4 hours without a break, grasping, repetitive and sustained hand and arm movements, bending, reaching, frequent lifting, and occasional heavy lifting, along with continuous interaction with customers and coworkers in a fast-paced environment. The average weight range of items lifted is 5 – 20 pounds with a maximum weight lifted of 50 pounds rarely. Upper extremity repetition is moderate to moderately high and trunk movement involves moderate twisting, bending, and pivoting. May be exposed to various allergens (things that may cause an allergic reaction). The work environment is indoors with exposure to cold (33 – 55 degrees) temperatures and hot equipment (exceeds 135 degrees). Basic tools and equipment used include ovens, stove, common cooking and kitchen utensils and equipment.; Collective customer service experience, internally and/or externally preferably in a food service, grocery or retail setting; Food preparation experience