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in Charlottesville, VA
Prep Cook - Part-time
•30 days ago
Hours | Part-time |
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Location | 100 Wegmans Way Charlottesville, Virginia |
About this job
Description
Want a job you’ll LOVE?
Our Prepared Foods department offers customers healthy, affordable meal solutions throughout the entire day. In this position, you’ll educate our customers about the exceptional ingredients and products we offer and assist in the creation of a variety of entrée and side dishes. If you have a passion for working with food and are looking to develop your skills and talents, this could be the role for you!
How do I make a difference?
Providing Incredible, Knowledge Based Customer Service
Ensuring High Quality Products & Ingredients
Living Who We Are
Preferred Skills and Experience
Work Environment
* Employment at Wegmans may be contingent upon your completion and our evaluation of a drug screen physical and/or
Age Requirement: Must be 16 years or older.
Days/Hours Requirement: Part-time employees may work up to 30 hours/week, with shifts ranging between 4 and 8 hours at a time based on department needs. Weekly hours and specific shifts are not guaranteed and we do not offer set schedules. The most successful applicants offer an availability spanning several hours at a time, on multiple days/week. Specific days/hours of work vary by position/department and will generally include weekends. Time and a half is paid on Sundays. Year-round employment only.
Want a job you’ll LOVE?
Our Prepared Foods department offers customers healthy, affordable meal solutions throughout the entire day. In this position, you’ll educate our customers about the exceptional ingredients and products we offer and assist in the creation of a variety of entrée and side dishes. If you have a passion for working with food and are looking to develop your skills and talents, this could be the role for you!
How do I make a difference?
Providing Incredible, Knowledge Based Customer Service
- Proactively approach customers at the counter, weigh and package prepared items as requested, answer questions about products, offer suggestions for meal solutions and respond with a sense of urgency
- Utilize resources to increase knowledge of products and practices by connecting with team leaders and department managers and recognizing how featured items and themes tie into the department, particularly regarding Menu magazine
Ensuring High Quality Products & Ingredients
- Follow Wegmans core recipes, production lists, and proper knife skills to prep ingredients and ensure a quality and consistent outcome
- Follow Wegmans Guiding Principles and department job aides to ensure ingredients are ready to be used to avoid setbacks or delays in kitchen operations
- Maintain appearance of Chef’s case by refilling products, setting up supplies, and ensuring station is well-merchandised and signs are properly displayed
- Perform closing procedures, including cleaning stations, storing prepared food to maintain freshness & quality, and leaving the department ready for tasks to take place efficiently the next morning
- Properly handle products, use equipment, keep accurate logs and follow sanitation practices in accordance with food and human safety guidelines and Simplification 5S procedures
Living Who We Are
- Support, encourage, and respect co-workers
- Work with supervisor to set and achieve goals for professional development
- Comply with Wegmans Policies and Work Rules, as well as, federal and state laws
- Maintain open lines of communication with supervisors and coworkers to ensure the most efficient operations in the department
Qualifications
Seeking Candidates Who…
- Live our values: caring, respect, empowerment, making a difference, high standards
- Possess teamwork & diversity awareness
- Seek continuous learning opportunities
- Provide incredible customer service
- Ensure food & human safety
- Possess organizational skills
- Provide knowledge based service
- Educate self and others about product knowledge
- Use and explain Wegmans cooking techniques
- Possess culinary knife skills
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience working in a retail/food service setting
- Experience working as a pantry cook/apprentice cook
- Associates or Bachelors degree in Culinary Arts
Work Environment
- Work involves continuous interaction with customers and co-workers in a fast-paced environment
- Typical motions include repetitive hand and are movements, bending and reaching
- Responsible for moving and lifting 5-20 pounds with a maximum weight lifted of 50 pounds rarely
- Will spend the majority of time on his or her feet and stand or walk without a break for up to 4 hours
- May be exposed to various allergens and work environments, including temperature changes
- Work may involve work in the in-store Pub Restaurant.
* Employment at Wegmans may be contingent upon your completion and our evaluation of a drug screen physical and/or
Age Requirement: Must be 16 years or older.
Days/Hours Requirement: Part-time employees may work up to 30 hours/week, with shifts ranging between 4 and 8 hours at a time based on department needs. Weekly hours and specific shifts are not guaranteed and we do not offer set schedules. The most successful applicants offer an availability spanning several hours at a time, on multiple days/week. Specific days/hours of work vary by position/department and will generally include weekends. Time and a half is paid on Sundays. Year-round employment only.