Meatcutting Worker

The Defense Commissary Agency is seeking a skilled Meatcutting Worker to assist full-performance meatcutters in processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for performing simpler tasks, such as tray, wrap, weigh, and price cuts using automatic or manual wrapping machines.

• Assist journeyman meatcutters in processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.
• Tray, wrap, weigh, and price cuts using automatic or manual wrapping machines.
• Ensure correct prices by referencing price lists.
• Replenish stock in display cases and rotate product to ensure wholesomeness.
• Use, clean, maintain, and sharpen a variety of hand tools and power equipment.
• Clean and sanitize work area to maintain required standards of cleanliness and sanitation.

• Be a U.S. citizen or national.
• Meet the minimum age requirement.
• Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
• Appointment is subject to successful verification of identity and employment eligibility through E-Verify.
• Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness outcome, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
• May be subject to a probationary/trial period.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Meet the physical requirements identified in the Qualifications section.

You must meet qualifications and stated requirements by the announcement closing date. Per the OPM Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations, how you gained the skill and/or knowledge the length of time you have spent in this line of work is not as important as what you can do and that you have the required ability or potential to successfully perform the duties of this position.

Your resume should show your specific knowledge, skill, and abilities for this position in relation to each of the elements being measured.

Examples of related/qualifying experience:

• Working in the retail meat department traying, wrapping and weighing meat for sale to patrons.
• Cutting, trimming and boning meat.
• Using hand tools and operating powered meat cutting equipment.

You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Physical requirements: (1) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods. (2) Work requires continuous walking and standing, frequent lifting, pushing, and pulling pieces and bulk boxes of meat weighing 50 to 100 pounds.

You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.