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Store Worker Leader

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$22.28 - $26

per hour

Closes

March 16, 2026More DOD jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a small team of store workers in a military commissary, overseeing daily tasks like stocking shelves, handling inventory, and ensuring the store runs smoothly in areas like produce or meat.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on retail or warehouse experience who enjoys supervising others, stays organized under pressure, and can lift moderate weights while working in a busy environment.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to lead and train 3 or more store workers, including distributing tasks and monitoring progress
  • Knowledge of stock management, including turnover, shelf allocation, and customer preferences
  • Experience requisitioning and handling perishable, semi-perishable, and non-perishable items
  • Skills in arranging, stacking, and rotating stock for safety and neatness
  • Proficiency operating manual or electric pallet jacks and forklifts
  • Physical ability to lift, push, pull, and carry items up to 40 pounds independently (over 40 with help)
  • Strong verbal communication to convey instructions and assist coworkers

Full Job Description

Serves as the Store Worker Leader in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location.

The primary purpose of this position is to Serve as a Store Worker Leader over one of more commissary departments (i.e.), produce, grocery, meat, etc) and perform the regular, non-leader store worker duties of the assigned department(s)..

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process. 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: Ability to lead others and effectively conveys information verbally.

Knowledge of store worker requirements to assist coworkers in the performance of regular assigned duties. Knowledge of stock turnover, shelf space allocation, and customer preferences.

Knowledge in requisitioning perishable, semi-perishable, and non-perishable items. Ability to prepare, arrange, or stack items together for safety and neatness; rotating stock.

Ability to operate a manual and/or electric pallet jack and forklift.

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) . 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 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: Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instruction, Specification, etc. Screen-Out Element (SOE) Technical Practice Use and maintain tools and equipment.

Work Practice Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Bargaining Unit Status: Varies by location Obligated Position: No Obligated Position: Yes.

This position is obligated to a DoD employee that has mandatory return rights after service in an overseas or non-foreign area.

If the employee elects to exercise return rights, you may be removed from this position or placed into another position. Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.

Work environment: Most of the work is performed in the store display area which is well-lighted and maintained at a comfortable temperature. Aisles are often crowded with customers and grocery carts.

When working in the storage or receiving area, may be exposed to hot or cold weather or damp and drafty conditions when storing or obtaining items in refrigerated rooms.

There is a danger of minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, heat sealer bums, and slipping on wet floors. Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Position responsibilities include: Serves as a lead worker to three or more Store Worker employees. Provides training and instructions to lower level employees.

Distributes daily work assignments and monitors progress. Maintains adequate stock of perishable and non-perishable items. Replenishes depleted stock with incoming items or from storage areas.

Verifies shipments by checking the shipping documents, making proper notations on the documents, and identifying any obvious spoilage, overage, or shortages. Read the entire job announcement.

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

This critical information is found under: 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: 3/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12905045-DE