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Posted: January 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Meatcutting Worker

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$28.86 - $33.68

per hour

Closes

January 20, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping experienced meatcutters by handling basic tasks like cutting, wrapping, weighing, and pricing meat products such as beef, pork, veal, and lamb for sale in a military commissary store.

Workers also stock displays, maintain tools, and keep the work area clean and sanitary.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in a retail meat department who is physically fit and comfortable working in cold temperatures.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform simpler meat processing tasks like cutting, trimming, boning, traying, wrapping, weighing, and pricing meat
  • Experience using and maintaining hand tools and powered meat cutting equipment
  • Physical ability to stand continuously, lift/push/pull 50-100 pounds, and work in temperatures from -10°F to 50°F
  • Knowledge of safe work practices, dexterity, and sanitation standards
  • Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, and price lists
  • Screen-out element: Demonstrated potential to successfully perform meatcutting duties based on relevant experience (paid, unpaid, or volunteer)

Full Job Description

Meatcutting Workers assist full performance meatcutters by performing simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready to eat cuts for sale to patrons.

Specific assignments vary by individual store and store management requirements. 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: Working in the retail meat department traying, wrapping and weighing meat for sale to patrons. Cutting, trimming and boning meat.

Using hand tools and operating powered meat cutting equipment.

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) Walking and standing continuously while working. (2) Frequently lifting, pushing, and pulling pieces and bulk boxes of meat weighing 50 to 100 pounds.

(3) Works in areas where the temperature ranges from minus 10 degrees to 50 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: Work Practices Technical Practices Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc.

Ability to use and maintain hand tools Ability to use and maintain power tools Dexterity and Safety Knowledge of Materials Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Bargaining Unit Status: Covered Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.

DoD criteria not met. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Assists journeyman meatcutters by performing the simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready to eat cuts for sale to patrons.

Trays, wraps, weighs, and prices cuts using automatic or manual wrapping machines. Ensures correct prices by referencing price lists.

Replenishes stock in display cases and rotates product to ensure wholesomeness. Uses, cleans, maintains, and sharpens a variety of hand tools and power equipment.

Cleans and sanitizes work area to maintain required standards of cleanliness and sanitation. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12867779-MP