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Posted: March 20, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Meatcutting Worker

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Salary

$27.96 - $32.61

per hour

Closes

March 30, 2026More DOD jobs →

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping experienced meat cutters by handling basic tasks like preparing, wrapping, and pricing cuts of beef, pork, veal, and lamb for sale in a military commissary store.

It's a hands-on role in a busy retail environment where you'll keep display cases stocked and ensure everything is clean and safe.

A good fit would be someone with practical experience in meat handling who is physically fit, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in varying temperatures without close supervision.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform basic meat processing tasks like cutting, trimming, boning, traying, wrapping, weighing, and pricing meat with minimal supervision
  • Experience using hand tools and operating powered meat cutting equipment
  • Physical ability to continuously walk, stand, bend, stoop, stretch, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds independently (occasionally more with help)
  • Knowledge of maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards in a work area
  • Skill in replenishing stock in display cases and rotating products to ensure freshness
  • Familiarity with retail meat department operations, including referencing price lists

Full Job Description

Serves as the Meatcutting Worker 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.

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 related/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) Continuously walk, stand, bend, stoop, stretch, and reach. (2) Lift up to 50 pounds independently and occasionally over 50 pounds with assistance.

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 question 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 Overtime: Occasional Bargaining Unit Status: Varies by location Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.

DoD criteria not met. Work environment: May be subject to temperature changes based on opening and closing doors, working on loading docks, outside, and in refrigerated rooms.

May be exposed to hot or cold weather, damp conditions, or drafty conditions. There is a danger of minor cuts, scrapes, bruises or heat sealer burns.

Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Position responsibilities include: Assist journeyman meat cutters by performing the simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready to eat cuts for sale to patrons.

Tray, wrap, weigh, and price cuts using automatic or manual wrapping machines. Ensure correct prices by referencing price lists.

Replenish stock in display cases and rotates product to ensure wholesomeness. Use, clean, maintain, and sharpens a variety of hand tools and power equipment.

Clean and sanitize work area to maintain required standards of cleanliness and sanitation Read the entire job announcement.

Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.

Duties and Qualifications How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable) How You Will be Evaluated Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/20/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12914247-DH