Meat Department Manager

Defense Commissary Agency • Goose Creek, SC

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About The Position

Meat Department Managers order, receive, cut and process, store, display, price, and account for meat products purchased for resale. The manager directs department activities and provides administrative and technical supervision to meatcutters, meat-cutting workers, and other personnel. The role includes forecasting product demand, maintaining product availability and presentation, using the DeCA automated cutting test program for pricing and inventory tasks, and designing or resetting promotional and seasonal displays.

The manager ensures meat products are properly trimmed, sorted, cut, packaged, rotated, priced, and displayed, and that adequate supplies of processed and vendor-packaged meats are available to meet customer demand. The manager also maintains sanitary and orderly processing areas, display cases, and storage rooms in accordance with current sanitation and safety regulations; inspects equipment and initiates maintenance; and ensures safe practices when employees use power tools, knives, grinding equipment, and other equipment.

Most work takes place in the well-lit store display area, which is maintained at a comfortable temperature. The position may involve exposure to unusually cold temperatures in receiving, storage, and processing areas, including refrigerated rooms. There is a risk of injury from electric meat-processing equipment, lifting heavy products, and slipping on wet floors. The role requires lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and handling products weighing up to 40 pounds without assistance and occasionally heavier items with assistance, as well as standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, and climbing for prolonged periods. Occasional overtime may be required.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
• Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination and an appropriate background investigation for security-clearance eligibility; eligibility must be obtained and maintained.
• Must meet the position's physical requirements.
• Must sign a Mobility Agreement upon accepting a job offer from HR.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• At the GS-8 grade level, qualify through one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level, one and one-half years of qualifying graduate-level education, or a combination of specialized experience and education.
• Specialized experience must demonstrate knowledge of retail procurement and distribution methods; retail food merchandising and store-management principles and practices; and developments in commercial retail food items, equipment, and practices. Examples include managing a commissary, supermarket, similar retail food store, or retail food department; planning or controlling retail food-store operations; developing or applying store policies and standards; or providing technical advice on food merchandising and operations.
• Education used to qualify must equip the applicant with knowledge and ability to perform the work, evidenced by on-the-job training, an internship, or a practicum in food retail management. Transcripts are required when relying on education to qualify.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, carry, and handle products weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance, and stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods.
• Competencies evaluated include Commissary Operations, Interpersonal Skills, Safety Procedures, and Supervision.
• Applicants must provide a resume showing whether their work schedule is part-time with hours listed, full-time, or 40 hours per week.
• Selectees must complete an online onboarding process.

Responsibilities

• Direct department activities and provide administrative and technical supervision to meatcutters, meat-cutting workers, and other personnel.
• Forecast product demand.
• Ensure resale meats are trimmed, sorted, properly cut, packaged, rotated, priced, and attractively displayed.
• Ensure adequate supplies of processed meats and vendor-packaged meats are available to meet customer demand.
• Use the DeCA automated cutting test program to establish prices, conduct price changes, prepare price and cost/mark-up lists, and perform inventory.
• Design and/or reset promotional and seasonal displays.
• Inspect and maintain neat, orderly, sanitary processing areas, display cases, and storage rooms that comply with current sanitation and safety regulations.
• Inspect equipment and initiate required maintenance.
• Ensure personnel follow appropriate safety practices while using power tools, knives, grinding equipment, and related equipment.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• PCS is authorized, subject to restrictions on additional government-funded PCS for employees who moved at government expense within the prior 12 months.
• Eligible employees may receive a Relocation Income Tax Allowance for additional federal, state, and local taxes incurred on taxable relocation income.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed