STORE WORKER LEADER
Defense Commissary Agency
Posted: January 27, 2026 (15 days ago)
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Defense Commissary Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Louisiana
Salary
$17.82 - $22.68
per hour
Type
Full Time
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This job is for a store associate in a military commissary, where you'll help customers by stocking shelves with groceries and produce, answering questions about items, and operating checkout registers to process purchases.
It's a hands-on retail role in a team or solo setting, ideal for someone with basic office or customer service experience who doesn't mind physical work like lifting up to 40 pounds and standing for long periods.
A good fit would be a reliable, customer-focused person looking for steady entry-level work in a government setting.
Store Associates work either independently or as part of a team in any assigned retail area of a commissary store within the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) system, performing a variety of duties including handling, preparing, and stocking grocery and produce items, and checking-out customer purchases.
You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 1101 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.
Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.
Experience: 1 year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position (general experience).
OR Education: Two (2) full years of education above high school. Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.
OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 30 and add the two percentages.
If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.
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, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods.
(2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 40 pounds independently and occasionally over 40 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 series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).
The competencies are: Clerical & Administrative Communications Customer Service Electronic Checkout System Safety & Housekeeping Store Operations 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 include temperature changes because of continuous opening and closing of outside doors.
Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No The following may result in a rating of ineligible. Ineligible applicants receive no consideration.
Submitting an incomplete application package may result in your not being considered for this position.
Your resume must reflect that you are either Part-Time with the number of hours listed, Full Time, or 40 hours per week as your work schedule.
If you fail to provide this information in your resume, your resume may be considered as incomplete. Submitting encrypted documents or uploading Adobe portfolio documents.
Submitting any document that contains a photo or image of you.
Including social media links, inappropriate material or content, classified or government sensitive information, or personal information such as age, gender, race, religion, or social security number on your resume.
Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or questionnaire responses.
Deliberately attempting to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this announcement into your resume. Major Duties:
Assisting customers by answering questions such as item price or location, and handling bulky/heavy items.
Operating an electronic checkout system to record unit price, total customer purchase, and make change.
Performing a variety of duties in handling, preparing and maintaining stock levels of grocery and produce items.
Reviewing stock levels and gathering inventory data in order to maintain the Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO) system.
Preparing and maintaining a variety of documents to order commissary items, reconcile invoices and submit requisitions. Maintaining security, safety, and sanitation practices and procedures.
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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