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Stocking Shift Leader at Wegmans Food Markets
Job Description
Availability: Morning, Afternoon, Evening (Includes Weekends).
Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or older
Location: Buffalo, NY
Address: 601 Amherst Street
Pay: $17.50 - $18 / hour
Job Posting: 02/22/2026
Job Posting End: 02/23/2026
Job ID:R0272564
At Wegmans, our Grocery department offers customers a one-stop-shop for essential, unique, and seasonal products of all types. In the grocery department, you’ll work with a team to ensure the freshest and finest grocery items are in stock, displayed creatively, and available for customers. If you have a passion for serving customers and working in a fast-paced environment, this could be the position for you!
What will I do?
- Possess an understanding of the products offered in the department
- Maintain the overall appearance of the department, ensure fresh product and levels are sustained, items are well-merchandised in innovative, eye-appealing displays and stocked in correct locations, while recognizing seasonal, holiday and weather effects on product sales
- Proactively approach customers, assist them in locating products throughout the department, provide suggestions for meal solutions, and answer any questions they may have about products
- Understand how products look/taste at peak of perfection, ensure use core recipes and techniques to provide a consistent and quality outcome
- Assist in ordering and inventory processes, utilizing ordering guides to help control inventory and shrink
Required Qualifications
- Customer service experience, preferably in a food service, grocery, or retail setting
Preferred Qualifications
- Enthusiasm for and knowledge of relevant products and services
- Managerial/supervisory experience
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.
$37k is below typical pay for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers nationally
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