Meatcutting Worker

Department of Defense

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Riley, Kansas;... Part-time $21 – $27 Closes Jun 30, 2027

Summary

Serves as the Meatcutting Worker in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The purpose of this position is to Assist full performance meatcutters by performing the simpler tasks. This is an open-continuous announcement with an established initial cut-off date 30 days after the open date of the announcement. Please see the official announcement for more information.

Duties

  • Position responsibilities include:
  • Assist journeyman meat cutters by performing the simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready to eat cuts for sale to patrons.
  • Tray, wrap, weigh, and price cuts using automatic or manual wrapping machines.
  • Ensure correct prices by referencing price lists.
  • Replenish stock in display cases and rotates product to ensure wholesomeness.
  • Use, clean, maintain, and sharpens a variety of hand tools and power equipment.
  • Clean and sanitize work area to maintain required standards of cleanliness and sanitation.
  • Read the entire job announcement.
  • Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.
  • 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.

Education

You may not use education to qualify for this position.

Required Documents

  • IMPORTANT UPDATE: 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.
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  • 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.
  • At a minimum, your resume MUST contain your name, address, and contact information, and the following for each listed job experience: Job title; Pay Plan, Series and grade, if it is a federal civilian position; Employer's name and.
  • Address; Employment beginning and ending dates (Month/Year); and Description of duties performed.
  • Part-Time employment MUST include work hours for each job entry Questionnaire.
  • Preview at https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12992285.
  • Appointment Eligibility Criteria.
  • You choose how you wish to be considered for this position by selecting one or more of the eligibilities listed in the Assessment Questionnaire and providing the supporting documents for the selected eligibility/eligibilities.
  • Documents required to prove you can be considered for the selected eligibility/eligibilities are listed within the eligibility description.
  • HR does not select or change your eligibility/eligibilities for you, regardless of the supporting documents you submit.
  • You are considered ONLY for the eligibility or eligibilities you select and for which you provide all required supporting documents.
  • If you have questions about which eligibility/eligibilities apply to you, contact the HR POC listed on this announcement.
  • SF 50 Notification of Personnel Action.
  • To obtain copies of your SF 50s, all current Department of Defense (DoD) employees can access MyBiz, employees receiving HR servicing from DLA can access eOPF and former civilian employees can request a copy from the National Archives.
  • All DeCA employees, regardless of location or human resources provider, submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 showing your current position title, pay plan-series-grade, tenure, and position occupied.
  • Current active duty armed forces personnel within 120 days of separation must submit written documentation from the armed forces certifying that the service member is expected to be separated from active duty service not later than 120 days.
  • After the date the certification is signed.
  • The document must include the following information:
  • (1) service member's name, (2) date of the expected separation from active duty, (3) expected character of the active duty service at separation, (4) pay grade/rank/rate at separation, (5) dates of active duty service, and (6) any campaign or expeditionary medals received. You must submit the.
  • DD-214 when it becomes available. PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumentation.pdf?

About this role

The Meatcutting Worker position and is based in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Serves as the Meatcutting Worker in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location.

Day to day, the work involves position responsibilities include: Assist journeyman meat cutters by performing the simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready to eat cuts for sale to patrons. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.

Who should apply

Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal service experience this Meatcutting Worker position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Meatcutting Worker position in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.

How competitive it is

Competitiveness for this Meatcutting Worker role depends mainly on how closely applicants match the stated qualifications. Based in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings.

This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.

Job Details

Department Department of Defense
Job Type Part-time
Location Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Riley, Kansas;...
Salary $21 – $27
Pay Period Per Hour
Closing Date Jun 30, 2027
Posted Jul 1, 2026
Source ID DECA-26-12992285-OC-DE
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