Line Cook

Wegmans; Montvale (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Wegmans seeks a line cook to prepare menu items for prepackaged meals and hot food bars. Join a dynamic kitchen environment where you’ll work with top chefs, enhance your culinary skills, and deliver exceptional meals while enjoying flexible scheduling and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Higher premium pay rates for overtime

Health care benefits

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

Generous scholarship program

LiveWell Employee & Family program

Exclusive discounts on various services

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a production kitchen.
• Experience in meal preparation and cooking techniques.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver incredible customer service by preparing high-quality meals.
• Follow recipes and ensure consistency using proper cooking techniques.
• Assist with ordering and maintain inventory levels.

Skills

Knife skills

Multitasking

Customer service

Education

Experience working in a production kitchen

Job description

As a line cook at Wegmans, you'll sharpen your culinary skills by preparing menu items for prepackaged meals and hot food bars, helping customers enjoy delicious meals. You'll work with top chefs in a dynamic, fast-paced kitchen where every day is different. With opportunities to grow and pursue your passion for food, the possibilities at Wegmans are endless.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver incredible customer service by preparing ingredients and creating high-quality meals
• Follow recipes, use proper knife skills, and apply cooking techniques to ensure consistency
• Effectively multitask and balance prep work while ensuring meals are prepared in a timely manner
• Understand how products look and taste at their peak of perfection
• Assist with ordering to help maintain appropriate inventory levels and minimize waste

Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience working in a production kitchen
• Prep work experience

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.

Associate - Culinary Arts; Experience working as a Prep Cook / apprentice cook; Work Environment: The physical demands of this work are classified as medium. Work includes standing, walking for prolonged periods of time without a break, repetitive 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 – 10 pounds with a maximum weight lifted to 50 pounds occasionally. Upper extremity repetition is moderately high and trunk movement involves moderately high 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 temperatures (33 – 55 degrees) and near ovens and hot equipment (exceeds 135 degrees).Basic tools and equipment used include common cooking and kitchen utensils and equipment, ovens, and stove.; Experience with prep work and a la carte cooking; Experience working in a production kitchen; Experience working as a line cook; Food preparation experience