Meat Cutter Apprentice

Performance Food Group; West Salem (WI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Food Group is seeking a Meat Cutter Apprentice to support our warehouse meat processing operations in Wisconsin. You will learn to cut, trim, and portion meat to specification while upholding strict food safety and quality standards in a refrigerated environment.

You’ll assist with labeling, wrapping, and staging orders for restaurants, schools, healthcare, and retail customers. Training covers safe knife handling, sanitation, inventory rotation, and achieving production goals within

Qualifications

• Interest in meat processing and apprenticeships in food manufacturing.
• Ability to learn precise cutting, trimming, and portioning to spec.
• Willingness to work in a refrigerated environment and follow safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Learn to cut, trim, and portion meat to spec.
• Assist with labeling, wrapping, and staging orders.
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards.
• Operate knives and equipment safely after training.
• Support inventory rotation and meet production goals.

Skills

Meat cutting basics

Food safety

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Job description

Performance Food Group is seeking a Meat Cutter Apprentice to support warehouse meat processing operations. In this role, you will learn to accurately cut, trim, and portion meat products to spec while maintaining strict food safety and quality standards. Working in a refrigerated warehouse, you’ll assist with labeling, wrapping, and staging orders for distribution to restaurants, schools, healthcare, and retail customers. You’ll be trained on safe knife and equipment use, sanitation procedures, inventory rotation, and adherence to production goals. PFG offers a safety-first, team-focused culture with training, advancement opportunities, and exposure to logistics and supply chain operations.