Cook at Wegmans Food Markets
Job Description
Availability: Morning, Afternoon, Evening (Includes Weekends).
Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or older
Location: Rochester, NY
Address: 3195 Monroe Avenue
Pay: $16.50 - $17 / hour
Job Posting: 02/09/2026
Job Posting End: 03/06/2026
Job ID:R
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 may work in a variety of positions within departments such as Pizza, Sub Shop, Sushi, Salads, Asian Foods, Market Cafe and more. You'll be part of a dynamic, fast-moving team and have the opportunity to make a difference in our customers' shopping experience every day. Through your enthusiasm and passion for food, you'll help create the warm, upbeat atmosphere our customers enjoy while helping serve the delicious food they love.
What You'll 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 always believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a wide range of meaningful perks is just the beginning of what defines a rewarding career at Wegmans.
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 a recognized holiday
- Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
- Retirement plan with a 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
Our employees have put us high on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list every year since it was first produced in 1998. Discover what it means to work for a mission-driven, values-based company where YOU make the difference.
Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied, and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
+At Wegmans, we've always believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a wide range of meaningful perks is just the beginning of what defines a rewarding career at Wegmans.
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 a recognized holiday
- Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
- Retirement plan with a 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
Our employees have put us high on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list every year since it was first produced in 1998. Discover what it means to work for a mission-driven, values-based company where YOU make the difference.
Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied, and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
$35k is below typical pay for Chefs and Head Cooks nationally
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