Lead Cook Trainee

Lead Cook Trainee at Wegmans Food Markets summary :

The Lead Cook Trainee position is an entry-level role in a structured six-month training program that prepares candidates to manage kitchen operations and staff in the absence of the Sous Chef. Responsibilities include assisting in kitchen management, ensuring food quality, training employees, and providing excellent customer service. The role requires prior cooking experience, food safety knowledge, and offers comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities at a well-regarded company.

Schedule : Full time

Availability : Morning, Afternoon, Evening (Includes Weekends). Shifts start as early as 5am

Age Requirement : Must be 18 years or older

Location : Burlington, MA

Address : 53 Third Avenue

Pay : $23 - $25.25 / hour

Job Posting : 10 / 31 / 2025

Job Posting End : 11 / 09 / 2025

Job ID : R0260608

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As a culinary leader in our kitchen, you are a team player and positive role model that ensures the development and education of the cooks. You will assist with bottom line profitability and make sure we are only serving the best products to our customers. If you are looking for an opportunity where the store is your pantry, the work is exciting and meaningful with some of the best culinarians in the industry, this could be the role for you!

This is an entry-level structured training program designed to be completed within 6 months with support from a mentor and trainer. Successful program completion will result in placement as a Lead Cook in our Restaurant Foods Kitchen area.

What will I do?

• Assist the Sous Chef in running the kitchen and managing employees, overseeing the operations in the absence of the Sous Chef
• Follow recipes and proper cooking techniques to ensure products are consistently prepared to showcase our high standards and giving our guests a meal they can’t find elsewhere
• Educate customers and employees on products, share knowledge to offer complete meal solutions and suggest ways for them to prepared meal items incorporating items from different departments.
• Manage employee performance by providing resources, training, feedback and development opportunities
• Note to Applicant : Candidates may be considered for multiple store locations within the specified region, based on current openings

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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

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.

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

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.

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