Job summary

The primary purpose of a Meatcutter Supervisor is to serve as supervisor of the Meat Department in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) facility. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Major duties

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Plans, organizes and directs the meat department operations. Supervises and provides direction to subordinate employees within the department. Ensures workload requirements are met to include establishing prices for all meat products sold. Inspects equipment and checks temperature level regularly. Conducts frequent inspections of work areas to ensure regulatory compliance with sanitary and safety policies. Maintains production record and reports. 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.

Qualification

You must meet qualifications and stated requirements by the announcement 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: Processing beef, pork, veal and lamb into varying types and size of steaks and roasts to include special order crown roast into retail and ready to eat cuts. Using tools common to the trade to include handsaws, bone dusters, electric saws, meat tenderizers, slicers, and grinders. Leading and instructing subordinates in specific tasks and job techniques. Monitoring employees work schedule, performance, conduct and training needs. 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: Walking and standing continuously while working. Frequently lifts, pushes, and pulls boxes of primal or sub primal meat weighing 25 pounds or more. 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 Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt Bargaining Unit Status: Not covered Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met. Work environment: Works in areas where the temperature does not exceed 50 degrees Fahrenheit; occasionally exposed to temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold weather clothing, protective equipment, and special clothes (meal mesh apron, gloves, safety shoes, etc) are provided. Subject to cuts and injuries from knives, power cutting saws and blades, and danger of falling on wet, slippery floors. Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No

Education

You may not use education to qualify for this position.

Evaluations

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through a Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Selections are subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.