What are the responsibilities and job description for the Meatcutting Worker position at Defense Commissary Agency West?
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.
Physical requirements: (1) Walking and standing continuously while working. (2) Frequently lifting, pushing, and 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:
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
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:- 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.
Physical requirements: (1) Walking and standing continuously while working. (2) Frequently lifting, pushing, and 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:
- Ability to do the Work of the Position Without More than Normal Supervision
- Dexterity and Safety
- Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order)
- Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
- Knowledge of Materials
- Technical Practice
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
Responsibilities:
- 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
Salary : $22