Store Worker

United-States-Department-of-Defense; Guam; On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Department of Defense seeks a Store Worker to support commissary operations, comprising receiving, stocking, displaying, and pricing resale merchandise. You will participate in inventories and help customers locate items.

You may operate a computer system to calculate prices, label merchandise, and manage stock displays. The role involves standing, lifting up to 50 pounds, and working on a loading dock or refrigerated areas as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with stocking, merchandising and customer assistance in a retail environment.
• Ability to locate items for customers and help maintain organized displays.
• Familiarity with scanning, labeling, and pricing merchandise.

Responsibilities

• Receive and handle resale grocery items, and maintain stock levels.
• Locate items for customers and restock shelves as needed.
• Rotate stock, price labeling, and prepare displays for customers.

Skills

Customer service

Inventory control

Stock rotation

Cash handling

Merchandise labeling

Tools

POS system

Job description

Store Workers serve in one or more commissary store departments (e.g., grocery, produce, warehouse, etc.) performing a variety of duties involved in receiving, handling, marking, preparing, displaying, and maintaining the stock of resale items.

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

• Ensuring the proper care and handling of resale grocery items.
• Locating items for customers.
• Rotating stock, stacking containers, and participating in inventories.
• Operating a computer system to calculate prices and label merchandise.
• Arranging stock on shelves and in displays.

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) Continuously walk, stand, bend, stoop, stretch, and reach. (2) Lift up to 50 pounds independently and occasionally over 50 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 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)
• Knowledge of Materials
• Technical Practice

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