Shift Leader

Wegmans Food Markets; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Wegmans as a Produce Department Leader, where you'll manage a team in a dynamic retail environment. Your role will focus on merchandising quality produce, educating customers, and ensuring a knowledgeable team. Enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Higher pay rates for overtime, Sundays, or holidays

Affordable, high-coverage healthcare benefits

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

Scholarship programs for educational goals

LiveWell Employee & Family wellness program

Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of work experience or a college degree.

Responsibilities

• Focus on company standards for merchandising, emphasizing quality and freshness.
• Educate team members and customers about products.
• Proactively approach customers and offer meal suggestions.

Skills

Computer skills

Education

College degree

Job description

Job Title: Produce Department Leader

We’re looking for passionate individuals ready to collaborate, develop, and lead. As a leader in the Produce Department, you’ll join a dynamic retail environment with growing opportunities to enhance your skills. You will gain a deep understanding of our values, business measures, standards, and operations. Your role will involve ensuring knowledgeable and passionate team members educate customers and provide the freshest, widest variety of fruits and vegetables. If you love fresh products and managing others, this could be the role for you!

What will I do?

1. Focus on company standards for merchandising, emphasizing quality, freshness, and product uniqueness.
2. Use passion and knowledge to educate team members and customers about our products.
3. Proactively approach customers, answer questions, help locate items, and offer meal suggestions.

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year of work experience or a college degree.
• Computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading a team.
• Enthusiasm for and knowledge of relevant products.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new situations and topics.

Why Work at Wegmans?

We believe in fulfilling our people’s needs first. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and perks. These include premium pay for overtime, Sundays, and holidays, industry-leading healthcare coverage, wellness programs, paid time off, flexible scheduling, and more.

Our benefits include:

• Paid time off (PTO) for work-life balance.
• Higher pay rates for overtime, Sundays, or holidays.
• Affordable, high-coverage healthcare benefits.
• Retirement plans with profit-sharing and 401(k) match.
• Scholarship programs for educational goals.
• LiveWell Employee & Family wellness program.
• Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel, and more.

*Eligibility requirements apply; offerings may vary by location, company, or position.

For 25 consecutive years, our employees have ranked us on Fortune magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Join a family-owned, mission-driven company that values caring, respect, empowerment, and community involvement. With a supportive, growth-oriented environment, Wegmans is the place to do what you love—and love what you do.