Store Associate

United-States-Department-of-Defense; Key West (FL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Department of Defense's Defense Commissary Agency in Key West, FL is seeking a Store Associate. You will handle, prepare, stock grocery items and assist customers at checkout in a commissary store.

The job requires meeting OPM qualifications for series 1101, including one year of general experience and two years of education beyond high school. Telework not eligible. Physical requirements include lifting up to 40 pounds and standing for long periods.

Qualifications

• One (1) year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position (general experience).
• Two (2) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university. Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify.
• To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages. If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.
• (1) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods. (2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 40 pounds independently and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

Responsibilities

• Handle, prepare, and stock grocery and produce items.
• Check-out customer purchases and assist customers as needed.
• Work independently or as part of a team in a commissary store within the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) system.

Skills

Clerical experience

Communication

Customer Service

Electronic Checkout System

Safety and Housekeeping

Store Operations

Education

Two years of higher education

Job description

Store Associates work either independently or as part of a team in any assigned retail area of a commissary store within the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) system, performing a variety of duties including handling, preparing, and stocking grocery and produce items, and checking-out customer purchases. Specific assignments vary by individual store and store management requirements.

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 1101 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date. Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.

Experience

One (1) year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position (general experience).

Education

Two (2) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university. Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.

Combination of experience and education

To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages. If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.

Physical requirements

(1) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods. (2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 40 pounds independently and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).

• Clerical and Administrative
• Communication
• Customer Service
• Electronic Checkout System
• Minimum Qualifications GS-04
• Safety and Housekeeping
• Store Operations

Overtime: Occasional

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non Exempt

Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered

Obligated Position: No

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

Work environment: May work in hot or cold weather and/or in damp or drafty conditions, be exposed to differences in temperature in storing or obtaining items from refrigerated rooms or in the warehouse, and while working you may receive minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, heat sealer burns, and may slip on wet floors.

Telework eligible: No

Remote work eligible: No