Meatcutting Worker
Defense Commissary Agency · Department of Defense
This job in plain English
This is a part-time Meatcutting Worker job at Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) commissaries in seven Virginia locations, including Norfolk, Fort Lee, and Virginia Beach. It is an open continuous announcement with many vacancies, and applications sent after the first cut-off date are only considered if more jobs open later.
It may close early. This is an open continuous announcement with an initial cut-off date 14 days after it opened, and applications received after that date are considered only if more vacancies open later.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Military spousesSpouses of active-duty service members, and some spouses of service members who were disabled or died on duty.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen or national, or owe allegiance to the U.S. Green card holders are not eligible. Federal employees whose job was eliminated and military spouses of certain service members get priority.
What you would do
- Assist journeyman meat cutters with simpler meat processing tasks.
- Tray, wrap, weigh, and price meat cuts using wrapping machines.
- Check prices against price lists to make sure they are correct.
- Restock display cases and rotate products to keep them fresh.
- Use, clean, maintain, and sharpen hand tools and power equipment.
- Clean and sanitize the work area to required standards.
Do you qualify for WG-5?
With experience: You need work that shows you can do the job, such as traying, wrapping, and weighing meat in a retail meat department, cutting or boning meat, or using hand tools and powered meat cutting equipment, at a level comparable to WG-5. Paid and unpaid experience counts, and the announcement does not state a set number of years.
With education: You may not use education to qualify for this position.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of no more than two pages, saved as a PDF
- Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties for each job
- Resume showing your name, address, contact information, and for federal jobs the pay plan, series, and grade
- Online assessment questionnaire answers
- Copy of your most recent SF-50 if you already work for DeCA
- DD-214 showing your character of service if you claim veterans' preference
- SF-15 with proof if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
- Written separation documentation if you are active duty and separating within 120 days
How you will be rated: You answer an online questionnaire that rates how well you can do the work, and you must clearly meet the lowest acceptable level on the one critical element to stay in consideration. HR places qualified applicants into Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified groups, and the Best Qualified group is referred first. Applications are rejected for being incomplete, using encrypted or portfolio files, including photos, social media links, or personal details like age or Social Security number, or overstating or falsifying qualifications.
Tips for this job:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less and list work hours per week for every job, or it may be removed.
- If you already work for DeCA, include a recent SF-50 with your application.
- Submit your full package by 11:59 PM EST on the cut-off date, and allow extra time because uploads can take hours to clear virus scanning.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Part-time, not to exceed 48 to 64 hours every two weeks. Irregular schedule including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Overtime is occasional.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizen or national
- Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service
- E-Verify employment eligibility check
- Favorable suitability or fitness outcome after a background investigation
- Fingerprinting for new federal employees
- Must be able to obtain and keep clearance eligibility
- Probationary or trial period may apply
- Direct deposit of pay is required
- Must continuously walk, stand, bend, stoop, stretch, and reach
- Must lift up to 50 pounds on your own and occasionally over 50 pounds with help
- Generally must be at least 18 years old
- Illegal drugs are prohibited, including marijuana, even where state law allows it
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $23.00 – $29.00 per hour
- Pay scale and grade
- WG-5 · Wage Grade (trades and crafts)
- Locations
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- Dahlgren, Virginia
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Fort Lee, Virginia
- Little Creek Amphibious Base, Virginia
- Langley AFB, Virginia
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Fort Eustis, Virginia
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Part-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Meatcutting (7407)
- Announcement
- DECA-26-12998210-OC-DE
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