Meatcutting Worker

Department of Defense

Mountain Home AFB, Idaho Full-time $22 – $26 Closes Jun 29, 2026

Summary

Serves as the Meatcutting Worker in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The primary purpose of this position is to Assist full performance meatcutters by performing the simpler tasks when processing beef, pork, veal, and lamb into retail and ready-to-eat cuts for sale to patrons.

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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

HR reviews your documents to determine if you are qualified and meet requirements. Your questionnaire score is a preliminary measure of how well your background matches the required competencies. Under category rating procedures you are placed into one of three categories based on the evaluation results: 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. 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. Selections are subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees.

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. Military spouses must be in the best qualified group in order to receive military spouse preference Veterans Preference: You must provide a copy of your DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty or other acceptable documentation that includes your character of service. The member 4 copy is preferred.

Contact the National Archives or your military personnel records center to request a copy of your DD-214. Those claiming 10-point preference must submit a completed SF 15 Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (For Veterans and Relatives of Veterans) and all required proof listed on the reverse of the SF 15. Note that a letter from the VA that contains the following may be sufficient instead of a SF-15: Dates of service, Discharge status, and Disability rating. Contact the Department of Veterans Affairs or call 1-800-827-1000 to obtain a copy of the VA letter establishing proof of disability.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Preview at https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12982867 .
  • 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 with the Department of Defense is based in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Serves as the Meatcutting Worker in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The role pays $22.17 to $25.87 per hour.

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 with the Department of Defense in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.

How competitive it is

The posted pay of $22.17 to $25.87 per hour places this in a competitive but attainable range for qualified applicants. Based in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings. The announcement closes on June 29, 2026, and federal postings can close early once enough applications arrive, so applying promptly is wise.

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 Full-time
Location Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
Salary $22 – $26
Pay Period Per Hour
Closing Date Jun 29, 2026
Posted Jun 16, 2026
Source ID DECA-26-12982867-DUAL-DE
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