Meatcutter

Serves as the Meatcutter in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The primary purpose of this position is to Assist full performance meatcutters by performing the simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.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 standards.

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) Walk and stand continuously while working. Frequently lifts, pushes, and pulls pieces and bulk boxes of meat weighing 50 to 100 pounds. (2) Work in areas where temperature ranges from minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit and SO degrees Fahrenheit. 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

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
Obligated Position: No
Reemployed Annuitants Considered: No, DoD criteria not met.
Work environment: Works in an area where the temperature does not exceed 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Majority of work is performed in areas which are well lighted and ventilated.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No
Telework eligible: No
Remote work eligible: NoEducation: You may not use education to qualify.Employment Type: PART_TIME