Job opening: Meatcutter
Salary: $29 - 34 per hour
Published at: Aug 10 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Meatcutters perform a full range of meatcutting tasks associated with processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.
Duties
Performs a full range of meat cutting tasks associated with processing beef, pork, veal and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.
Advises patrons of storage life, temperature requirements, thawing times and proper cooking procedures of meat and meat products.
Ensures all sanitation requirements for meat preparation areas are met.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National.
- Must meet minimum age requirement. See the Additional Information section for more information.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System or exempt from registration. See https://www.sss.gov/ for more information.
- Appointment is subject to successful E-Verify check. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, based on a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance eligibility based on appropriate background investigation.
- May be subject to a probationary/trial period.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Meet the physical requirements identified in the Qualifications section.
Qualifications
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:
Preparing ready-to-eat cuts and special orders such as crown roasts.
Using hand tools and operating powered meat cutting equipment.
Cleaning and sanitizing meatcutting tools, equipment, and work areas to maintain required standard
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) Stand and walk for prolonged periods. (2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items pieces and bulk boxes of meat weighing 50 to 100 pound. Hand trucks and dollies are available and used to move heavy items. 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
Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered
Obligated Position: No
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.
Work environment: Work in an area where temperatures range from negative 10 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold weather clothing, protective equipment, and special clothes (metal mesh apron, gloves, safety shoes, etc) are provided. Subject to cuts and injuries from knives and power equipment. Danger of falling on wet, slippery floors.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No
Telework eligible: No
Remote work eligible: No
Education
You may not use education to qualify for this position.
Contacts
- Address Defense Commissary Agency West
1300 E Avenue
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801-1800
US
- Name: DeCA DE West Servicing Team
- Phone: 614-692-3917
- Email: [email protected]
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