Meatcutting Worker
Defense Commissary Agency · Department of Defense
This job in plain English
This is a part-time Meatcutting Worker job with the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) at five locations in Arizona and New Mexico: Davis Monthan AFB, Fort Huachuca, Holloman AFB, Kirtland AFB, and White Sands Missile Range. The job helps full-performance meatcutters prepare beef, pork, veal, and lamb for sale, and the schedule is irregular, including nights, weekends, and holidays. It is an open-continuous announcement with many vacancies and an initial cut-off date 14 days after it opened.
It may close early. Yes, this is an open-continuous announcement with an initial cut-off 14 days after it opened. Applications received after that date are considered only if more vacancies open, and then all applicants are re-evaluated.
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. Permanent Resident Card holders are not eligible. Career transition candidates and military spouses of certain service members are also listed as eligible groups that may 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: The announcement does not list a set number of years or a grade level for experience. Qualifying experience includes working in a retail meat department traying, wrapping, and weighing meat, cutting, trimming, and boning meat, or using hand tools and powered meat cutting equipment. Paid and unpaid work, including volunteer work, counts.
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 showing work schedule, hours per week, dates, and duties for each job
- PDF resume (not a portfolio file) under 5MB
- Questionnaire answers with supporting documents for each eligibility you select
- Most recent SF-50 showing your position title, pay plan, series, grade, and tenure, if you are a current DeCA employee
How you will be rated: You answer an online questionnaire that rates whether you can do the work, using the job element method. Applicants who clearly fail the screen-out element, which is the ability to do the work without more than normal supervision, are rated ineligible, and overstated qualifications can also lead to ineligible status.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must list your work schedule, hours per week, dates of employment, and duties, or it may be treated as incomplete.
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, because longer resumes are removed from consideration.
- Choose the eligibility you qualify for and upload its required documents, since you are considered only for the eligibilities you select.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Part-time, with hours that vary by location. The schedule is irregular and may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Overtime is occasional.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizen or national
- Meet minimum age, generally 18
- Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with Selective Service
- E-Verify identity and work eligibility check
- Favorable suitability or fitness outcome from a background investigation
- Able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility
- Possible probationary or trial period
- Direct deposit of pay required
- Continuously walk, stand, bend, stoop, stretch, and reach
- Lift up to 50 pounds on your own
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
- $21.00 – $24.00 per hour
- Pay scale and grade
- WG-5 · Wage Grade (trades and crafts)
- Locations
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- Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
- Holloman AFB, New Mexico
- Fort Huachuca, Arizona
- White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
- Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Part-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- Many
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Meatcutting (7407)
- Announcement
- DECA-26-12991277-OC-DH
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