Meatcutting Worker

United States Department Of Defense; Washington; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Department Of Defense (DeCA) Meatcutting Worker position assists full performance meatcutters by performing simpler tasks in processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.

The role requires following qualification elements, handling tools safely, and adhering to work practices in a potentially variable environment, including temperatures and loading dock areas.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail meat department tasks such as tray, wrap and weigh meat for sale to patrons.
• Cutting, trimming and boning meat.
• Using hand tools and operating powered meat cutting equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist full performance meatcutters by performing simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.

Skills

Ability to do the Work of the Position

Dexterity and Safety

Work Practices

Interpret Instructions

Materials

Technical Practice

Hand and Power Tools

Tools

Hand tools

Powered meat cutting equipment

Job description

Serves as the Meatcutting Worker in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The primary purpose of this position is to Assist full performance meatcutters by performing the simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.

You must meet qualifications and requirements by the closing date. Per the OPM Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations, how you gained the skill and/or knowledge or 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 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).

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate what you can do against what the work requires (job element method). This job has one critical element, called the screen-out element (SOE). The SOE addresses the critical knowledge, skill, and abilities essential to satisfactory job performance. Applicants who clearly fail to meet the lowest acceptable requirement in the SOE are rated ineligible and receive no further consideration. The job elements for this job are:

• Ability to do the Work of the Position Without More than Normal Supervision
• Dexterity and Safety
• Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
• Materials
• Technical Practice
• Use and maintain hand and power tools

Overtime: Occasional

Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt

Obligated Position: No.

Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.

Work environment: 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.

Telework eligible: No

Remote work eligible: No