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Meat - Meat Clerk

Mequon, WI

$12.50 - $15.25/hr

Meat STATUS: PT/FT, Clerk, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Meat Coordinator JOB SUMMARY: To ensure the ... Follow safety guidelines in regards to lifting, cutting equipment, baler, pallet jack operation ...

Outpost Natural Foods

Meat - Meat Clerk

Mequon, WI · On-site

$12.50 - $15.25/hr

Meat STATUS: PT/FT, Clerk, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Meat Coordinator JOB SUMMARY: To ensure the ... Follow safety guidelines in regards to lifting, cutting equipment, baler, pallet jack operation ...

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Part-time Meat Clerk

Milwaukee, WI

$13.75 - $17/hr

Meat STATUS: PT/FT, Clerk, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Meat Coordinator JOB SUMMARY: To ensure the ... Follow safety guidelines in regards to lifting, cutting equipment, baler, pallet jack operation ...

Outpost Natural Foods

Part-time Meat Clerk

Milwaukee, WI · On-site

$14/hr

Meat STATUS: PT/FT, Clerk, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Meat Coordinator JOB SUMMARY: To ensure the ... Follow safety guidelines in regards to lifting, cutting equipment, baler, pallet jack operation ...

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Meat Coordinator

Wauwatosa, WI · On-site

$20.50 - $27/hr

Meat STATUS: FT, Coordinator, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Store Manager JOB SUMMARY: To ensure the ... Ensure that all meat displays, coolers, equipment, cutting room, and storage areas are in clean ...

Jerry's Enterprises, Inc.

Deli

Hudson, WI · On-site

$19.25/hr

Deli Manager Classification: Part Time Union Rate of Pay: Progressive scale up to $19.25 / hour ... Prepare deli products including a variety of meats and cheeses (you may have to handle pork) * Fill ...

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Hot Line Cook

Milwaukee, WI

$15.50 - $19.50/hr

Central Kitchen STATUS: PT/FT, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Production Manager JOB SUMMARY: To ensure ... Minimum of 2 years food service production experience including making sauces and cooking meat

Outpost Natural Foods

Hot Line Cook

Milwaukee, WI · On-site

$16/hr

Central Kitchen STATUS: PT/FT, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Production Manager JOB SUMMARY: To ensure ... Minimum of 2 years food service production experience including making sauces and cooking meat

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How much do union meat cutter jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 27, 2026, the average hourly pay for union meat cutter in Wisconsin is $17.57, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.81 and $19.66 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Union Meat Cutter, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Union Meat Cutter, you need expertise in meat selection, cutting, trimming, and portioning, typically supported by on-the-job training or a vocational certificate. Familiarity with meat cutting tools, band saws, grinders, and safety equipment is critical for daily operations. Attention to detail, teamwork, and strong customer service skills help you excel in meeting both quality standards and customer needs. These skills ensure efficient meat processing, workplace safety, and customer satisfaction in a unionized retail or wholesale environment.

What are some common challenges faced by Union Meat Cutters in a grocery store environment?

Union Meat Cutters in grocery stores often encounter challenges such as maintaining strict food safety standards while working quickly to meet customer demand. Balancing high-volume production with precision in cutting and portioning is essential, especially during busy periods. Additionally, Meat Cutters need to adapt to changing inventory, handle heavy equipment, and collaborate closely with other team members, such as deli staff and department managers, to ensure smooth operations and customer satisfaction.

What are Union Meat Cutters?

Union Meat Cutters are skilled workers responsible for cutting, trimming, and preparing various types of meat in retail stores, supermarkets, or meat processing facilities. They are represented by labor unions, which help negotiate better wages, benefits, and working conditions for their members. Union Meat Cutters often work with specialized tools and machinery to portion meat products according to customer or business needs, ensuring quality, safety, and adherence to health regulations. Their union status provides them with job security and access to collective bargaining agreements.
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Traveling Meat Journeyperson (Must be a Certified Meatcutter)

Traveling Meat Journeyperson (Must be a Certified Meatcutter)

Outpost Natural Foods

Milwaukee, WI • On-site

$21/hr

Full-time, Part-time

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

Seeking a certified meat journeyperson to work in our organic/natural meat departments. Experience with Cryovac is desirable.
TITLE: Meat Journeyperson DEPARTMENT: Meat
STATUS: PT/FT, Journeyperson, Union, Hourly REPORTS TO: Meat Coordinator
JOB SUMMARY: To ensure the highest level of service possible to Outpost's internal and external customers. To make all standard and required cuts on beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry and seafood.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Fast paced retail floor. Regular work near moving mechanical parts (i.e. meat saws and grinders) and in cold climate conditions (i.e. meat coolers). Ability to work in moderate and loud noise environments including, but not limited to: paging, telephones, human voices, and machinery. Position requires working during busy retail times, which include weekends, afternoons, and evenings.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
1. Customer Service
  1. Treat people fairly, consistently, and with respect.
  2. Ensure efficient, informative, and friendly service according to established customer service vision and standards.

2. Meat Department Responsibilities
Department Operations
  1. Ensure professional and friendly service from all meat staff.
  2. Ensure customers are greeted and assisted in a timely manner.
  3. Handle customer questions and complaints.
  4. Provide product information and educational materials to customers and staff.
  5. Be knowledgeable of products to make recommendations to customers.
  6. Make all standard and required cuts on beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, and seafood.
  7. Properly handle and store all product according to department standards and the Department of Agriculture's guidelines.
  8. Ensure displays and shelves are fully stocked and rotated.
  9. Ensure that unsellable items are properly disposed. Accurately record credits, losses, and transfers.
  10. Ensure that all meat & seafood displays, coolers, equipment, cutting room, and storage areas are in clean, orderly condition, and meet health department standards.
  11. Receive and stock orders in a timely manner. Check condition of product and invoices for accuracy upon delivery. Ensure correct product rotation.
  12. Uphold department safety guidelines to ensure the safety of all department staff.
  13. Uphold department's sanitation standards and health department requirements for food storage and handling. Ensure staff do the same.
  14. Participate in department resets and quarterly inventory.
  15. In absence of department coordinator order product for department to ensure and adequate supply of products.
  16. Attend department meetings as scheduled.
  17. Perform duties included in department clerk and apprentice job descriptions.

Personnel
  1. Delegate duties to meat staff and ensure they are always busy.
  2. Positively encourage department staff to excel at their job.
  3. Replace vacant shifts when call ins, etc. occur. Notify manager of these occurrences.
  4. Assist in training department staff.
  5. Assist meat staff in following department standard operating procedures.

3. All Staff Duties
  1. Abide by all Co-op policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook and other company documents.
  2. Keep store orderly and clean.
  3. Maintain a positive attitude.
  4. Perform other duties as assigned by department coordinator or supervisory staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
  • Outstanding customer service skills
  • Experience in meat cutting with superior meat cutting skills
  • Knowledge of Department of Agriculture's sanitation regulations
  • Ability to appropriately delegate work duties and motivate staff
  • Displayed skill in the use of a knife
  • Ability to follow through on systems, procedures and policies
  • Attention to detail and good organizational skills
  • Ability to handle multiple demands, work under time pressures, and meet deadlines
  • Willingness to be open, to learn, and take on new responsibilities
  • Demonstrate objectivity, neutrality and calmness under pressure
  • Regular, predictable attendance
  • Effective communication skills in English
  • Ability to read and comprehend instructions
  • Ability to appropriately delegate work duties and motivate staff
  • Demonstrated ability to follow through on commitments
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to make decisions based upon knowledge without supervision

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Standing, walking, bending, sitting, reaching
  • Using hands or fingers to handle or feel
  • Specific vision ability: close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and adjust focus
  • Regular use of sharp cutting instruments
  • Ability to taste and smell
  • Ability to work in a cold climate
  • Ability to lift up to 80 lbs.

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