Meat Department Manager

About the role

Meat Department Managers order, receive, cut/process, store, display, price, and account for all meat products purchased for resale. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

What you will do

• Directing all department activities and providing administrative and technical supervision for meatcutters, meat cutting workers, and other personnel engaged in the various tasks associated with Meat Department operations.
• Forecasting product demand.
• Ensuring that all resale meats are trimmed, sorted, properly cut, packaged, rotated, priced, and displayed in professional and attractive manner.
• Ensuring adequate supplies of processed meats and vendor packaged meats to meet customer demand at all times.
• Using the DeCA automated cutting test program to establish prices, conduct price changes, prepare price and cost/mark-up lists, and perform inventory.
• Designing and/or resetting promotional and seasonal displays.
• Inspecting and ensuring the department processing areas, display cases, and storage rooms remain neat, orderly, and sanitary, and comply with current sanitation and safety regulations.
• Inspecting equipment and initiating required maintenance.
• Ensuring everyone follows proper safety practices while using power tools, knives, grinding equipment, etc. Work conditions: Most of the work is performed in the store display area, which is well lighted and maintained at a comfortable temperature.
• May be exposed to unusually cold temperatures in the receiving, storage and meat processing areas.
• May be exposed to differing temperatures when storing items in or retrieving them from refrigerated rooms.
• There is a danger of injuries resulting from using electric meat processing equipment, lifting heavy products, or slipping on wet floors.

Education

Transcripts. Required when using education to meet qualifications or when education is required.

Foreign education may be qualifying if a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses.

Unofficial transcripts from U.S. Department of Education accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the application process. If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made.

A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable. When relying on foreign education, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluation results letter with a course by course listing. Documents must be in English or include an English translation.

The hiring employer for this position does not evaluate degrees from foreign colleges or universities.

How you will be evaluated

HR reviews your resume and supporting documents to determine if you meet the qualifications and requirements, and to determine if you meet the eligibility/eligibilities you selected. Your questionnaire score is a preliminary measure of how well your background matches the competencies.

If you submit multiple resumes, the last one received is used for this evaluation and sent to the hiring manager if you are referred for selection consideration. 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.

Selections are subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Application Review. We review your application package to confirm your appointment eligibility, determine your qualifications, verify you meet the position requirements, and adjudicate any claimed preference (e.g., veterans', military spouse) or priority (e.g., ICTAP).

If your application package lacks any of the information necessary to make these determinations, or the information is illegible, we may determine you are ineligible for consideration.

Your questionnaire score is a preliminary measure of how well your background matches the required competencies and it determines the quality category to which you are assigned.The quality categories are: Best-Qualified: Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the position's minimum qualifications, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factors.

Highly-Qualified: Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications. Qualified: Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are proficient in some but not all of the position's requirements.

In accordance with category rating procedures, qualified and appointable applicants are referred for selection consideration, subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Candidates in the best qualified category are referred to hiring managers before candidates in other categories.

Within the best qualified category, candidates are referred in the following order: adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with 10-point preference, adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with other than 10-point preference, military spouse preference candidates, and candidates with no preference. Neither preference nor priority entitles you to a Federal job.

You must apply, meet the qualification standards and all additional requirements, and submit all necessary documents.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed.

To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications.

See the Required Documents section of this announcement for more information.

Documents you must provide

• Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.
• If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.
• The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position.
• Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.
• If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible.
• The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.
• We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX).
• We do not accept PDF portfolio files.
• Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible.
• Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text.
• We recommend using a font like Lato, if available.
• Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
• Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job?
• The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.
• At a minimum, your resume MUST contain your name, contact information (preferred method of communication) and the following for each listed job experience: Job title, Employer's name and location; Employment beginning and ending dates (Month/Year); and a detailed Description of the Duties performed.
• If it is a federal civilian position, you must also include Job series (Occ.
• Part-Time employment MUST include the number of hours worked for each job entry.
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• If you are Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligible, indicate on your resume that you are applying as ICTAP eligible.
• To exercise selection priority for this vacancy you must be well-qualified for the position.
• Applicants must be well-qualified for the vacancy.
• Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factors.
• Provide (1) a copy of the agency notice, (2) a copy of your most recent performance rating and (3) a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your current position, grade level and duty location.
• Claiming Veterans' Preference You must include a copy of your DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, showing the character of service.
• The Member 4 copy provides this information and is preferred.
• Additionally, if you are claiming veterans' preference under the following circumstances, 10-point preference requires a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference, AND the required documentation identified on the form.
• If your claim for 10-point preference is based on a service-connected disability of 10% or more as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), you must include a copy of your VA letter (dated 1991 or later) certifying the service-connected disability of 10% or more.
• Future military retirees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their retirement DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their retirement letter.
• Future military separatees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their most recent DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their most recent active duty orders.
• If you are currently serving on active duty and expected to be released or discharged within the next 120 days: A written document from the armed forces certifying the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certificate is signed is required.
• The certification must be on letterhead signed by the adjutant, personnel officer, unit commander or higher headquarters and include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge, character of service, and, if applicable, the date your terminal leave begins.
• This document is sometimes called a Statement of Service.
• If selected, additional documentation may be required prior to appointment.
• PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility:***

What to expect next

Notices post to your USAJOBS account and are emailed to you. You can expect to receive a notice when you complete the application process, when your referral status is determined, when your selection status is determined and then a final notice of decision approximately 180 days after this announcement closes.

If a vacancy for the location(s) you selected does not occur within 90 days after this announcement closes, you may not receive a qualifications status or referral status notice. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews and may conduct telephone interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.

Someone from the hiring agency (i.e., DeCA) will contact you if the hiring manager decides to interview you.

Should you receive a tentative job offer, be aware such offers are automatically withdrawn if you fail to (1) record an acceptance or declination by the response date provided in the offer notice and/or (2) meet any pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to a scheduled appointment.

If you receive a job offer, use a computer to submit your response rather than a mobile/cell phone.

Additional information

Executive Order 12564 requires a federal workplace to be free of illegal drugs and prohibits the use of illegal drugs both on and off duty by federal employees.

As a reminder, marijuana is still classified as an illegal drug by the Federal government and is prohibited for use by Federal employees even if such use is legal in the state where the Federal employee resides and/or works.

The Defense Commissary Agency is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace where the use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated and may result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal service. This position is part of the Commissary Career Program (CCP).

In accordance with the CCP Manual and under certain circumstances, DeCA employees accepting a downgrade (i.e., change to lower grade) into this position may be entitled to pay retention. Applicants with financial difficulty are not automatically removed from consideration.

Selectees are required to complete an online onboarding process.

PCS is authorized. If you PCS'd at government expense within the past 12 months, additional government funded PCS may not be authorized; however, you may choose to pay your own moving expenses. Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable.

The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred because of receiving taxable travel income. More information is available at Civilian Relocation/PCS Tax Changes. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after the closing date.

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 will 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/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.