Wegmans begins hiring 150 workers for Owings Mills store

Feb 8, 2016, 10:13am EST

Joanna SullivanEditor-in-ChiefBaltimore Business Journal

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Wegmans, the supermarket chain known for its giant cheese and prepared foods selections, is hiring 150 full-time employees for its Owings Mills store. The 110,000-square-foot store will anchor the $140 million redevelopment of the former Solo Cup factory into Foundry Row.

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Foundry Row in Owings Mills is expected to be completed in 2016.

GREENBERG GIBBONS COMMERCIAL CORP.

The Wegmans is expected to open in September and will be one of the first stores to open in Foundry Row, a project being built by Greenberg Gibbons and Vanguard. The center at Reisterstown and Painters Mill roads will also include a Sports Authority, DSW, LA Fitness and Ulta Beauty.

The Owings Mills store will be Wegmans seventh in Maryland. Its stores in the Baltimore area include locations in Bel Air, Hunt Valley and Gambrills.

Matt LePore, the Owings Mills store manager and 18-year veteran of the company, said the new store will employ about 475 people, of which 425 will be hired locally. Hiring for part-time positions will begin at a later date.

“We promote from within and this is the ideal time to apply and grow a career with us," he said in a statement. "Soon after joining our team, new employees begin in-depth training to gain product knowledge and customer service skills that are unrivaled in our industry.”

Available full-time jobs include customer service, entry-level management and culinary positions such as line cooks.

Full-time job applicants are invited to apply online at www.wegmans.com or call 1-877-WEGMANS. Applications won't be accepted at the store or construction site. Wegmans plans to schedule interviews at its Owings Mills employment office later this month.

Wegmans, meanwhile, keeps on growing. The Rochester, N.Y.-based chain now boasts 88 stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts.