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Meatcutter

Defense Commissary Agency East
Gunter, AL Other
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/15/2026
Serves as the Meatcutter in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The primary purpose of this position is to Perform the full range of meatcutting tasks associated with processing beef, pork, veal and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat-cuts for sales to patrons.

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

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:



Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Varies by location
Obligated Position: No
Obligated Position:
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.
Telework eligible: No
Remote work eligible: No

Responsibilities:

  • Perform a full range of meat cutting tasks associated with processing beef, pork, veal and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.
  • Advise patrons of storage life, temperature requirements, thawing times and proper cooking procedures of meat and meat products.
  • Ensure all sanitation requirements for meat preparation areas are met.

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.

Salary : $24

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