Store Worker Leader

Defense Commissary Agency•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

Store Worker Leaders serve over one or more commissary departments, such as produce, grocery, or meat, while also performing the regular, non-leader store worker duties of their assigned department(s). Specific assignments vary by store and management requirements. The position leads three or more Store Worker employees, provides training and instructions, distributes daily work assignments, and monitors progress. It also involves maintaining and replenishing stock, verifying shipments, and performing physical store work. The work requires continuous walking, standing, bending, or stooping; frequent lifting or moving of heavy boxes or crates weighing up to 50 pounds or more; and may involve exposure to extreme temperatures and minor injury hazards.

Requirements

  • Be a U.S. citizen or national.
  • Meet the minimum age requirement; the announcement states it is generally 18 years, with possible exceptions for eligible applicants under 18.
  • Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Meet the position's physical requirements, including continuous walking, standing, bending, or stooping; use of arms to fill shelves and counters; and frequently lifting or moving boxes or crates weighing up to 50 pounds or more.
  • Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
  • Ability to lead others and convey information verbally effectively.
  • Knowledge of store worker requirements to assist coworkers with regular assigned duties.
  • Knowledge of stock turnover, shelf-space allocation, and customer preferences.
  • Knowledge of requisitioning perishable, semi-perishable, and non-perishable items.
  • Ability to prepare, arrange, or stack items for safety and neatness, and rotate old stock.
  • Ability to operate a manual and/or electric pallet jack and forklift.
  • Meet the job's critical screen-out element and demonstrate the listed job elements: work practices, technical practices, interpreting instructions and specifications, using and maintaining tools and equipment, dexterity, and safety.
  • Provide a resume that specifies whether prior work was part-time with hours listed, full-time, or 40 hours per week.
  • Complete required identity, employment eligibility, suitability or fitness, and background checks if applicable; new federal employees will be fingerprinted.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a lead worker to three or more Store Worker employees.
  • Provide training and instructions to lower-level employees.
  • Distribute daily work assignments and monitor progress.
  • Maintain adequate stock of perishable and non-perishable items.
  • Replenish depleted stock using incoming items or stock from storage areas.
  • Verify shipments by checking shipping documents, making appropriate notations, and identifying obvious spoilage, damage, overages, or shortages.
  • Perform regular, non-leader store worker duties in assigned department(s).

Benefits

  • Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
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