The Defense Commissary Agency is seeking a skilled Meatcutting Assistant 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 our team, you will be responsible for performing simpler tasks, such as tray, wrapping, weighing, and pricing cuts, while ensuring correct prices by referencing price lists.

• 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.

• 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 and 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.

• Stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods.
• Work requires continuous walking and standing, frequent lifting, pushing, and pulling pieces and bulk boxes of meat weighing 50 to 100 pounds.

May be subject to temperature changes based on opening and closing doors, working on loading docks, outside, and in refrigerated rooms. May be exposed to hot or cold weather, damp conditions, or drafty conditions. There is a danger of minor cuts, scrapes, bruises, or heat sealer burns.

You may not use education to qualify for this position.