Line Cook

Wegmans Food Markets; Town of West Seneca (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned, mission-driven company as a line cook and enhance your culinary skills in a dynamic kitchen environment. Enjoy the opportunity to prepare delicious meals while working alongside top chefs. With a focus on employee well-being, Wegmans offers competitive pay, flexible scheduling, and a variety of benefits to support your personal and professional growth. Experience a supportive atmosphere where your contributions matter and your passion for food can flourish. Discover endless possibilities in a workplace that values respect, empowerment, and community involvement.

Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health Care Benefits

Retirement Plan

Scholarship Program

Employee Wellness Program

Exclusive Discounts

Flexible Scheduling

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a production kitchen.
• Experience in prep work is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality meals and ingredients for customers.
• Follow recipes and apply cooking techniques for consistency.
• Assist with inventory management to minimize waste.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Knife Skills

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma

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:

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

Requirements:

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

At Wegmans, we believe 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.

We also offer flexibility in scheduling to accommodate individual needs, with personalized schedules that balance employee preferences with business requirements across our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations.

Comprehensive benefits*

• Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
• Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on recognized holidays
• Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
• Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match
• A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
• LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
• Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more!
• 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 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 community involvement. With a supportive, family-like atmosphere, leadership that cares about your growth, and a focus on making a difference, Wegmans is the place to do what you love—and love what you do.