Store Worker
About The Position
Store Workers serve in one or more commissary store departments, such as grocery, produce, or warehouse, performing varied duties related to receiving, handling, marking, preparing, displaying, and maintaining resale merchandise. Specific assignments depend on the store and its management needs. Work includes maintaining adequate stock, checking merchandise for spoilage, damage, or expiration, receiving supplies and resale items, using a computer system to calculate prices and weights, and moving items to shelves and display areas. The work involves continuous walking, standing, bending, stooping, stretching, reaching, and moving the arms to fill shelves, build displays, and pick orders. Workers frequently lift or move boxes or crates weighing up to 50 pounds or more; items over 50 pounds may sometimes be handled with assistance or material-handling equipment. Work may take place in storage areas, loading docks, outdoors, and refrigerated rooms, exposing workers to hot, cold, damp, drafty, or varying-temperature conditions. Minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, and heat-sealer burns are possible. The schedule is irregular and includes nights, weekends, and holidays. Occasional overtime may be required. The position is nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not telework- or remote-work-eligible.
Requirements
- Be a U.S. citizen or national; permanent residents are not eligible for positions requiring U.S. citizenship.
- Meet the minimum age requirement, generally 18 years, subject to possible exceptions for applicants under 18.
- Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
- Meet the physical requirements of the position, including continuous walking, standing, bending, stooping, stretching, and reaching, and frequently lifting or moving heavy boxes or crates weighing up to 50 pounds or more.
- Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
- Meet the critical job elements: ability to do the work without more than normal supervision; dexterity and safety work practices; ability to interpret instructions and specifications; materials; and technical practice.
- Resume must demonstrate relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities, and must state the work schedule as part-time with hours, full-time, or 40 hours per week.
- Provide required supporting documents for the eligibility or eligibilities selected in the application.
- If selected, complete identity and employment eligibility verification as applicable, fingerprinting, and required onboarding; direct deposit of pay is required.
- Comply with federal workplace drug-free requirements.
- Work an irregular schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
Responsibilities
- Maintain adequate stock of resale items.
- Identify obvious spoilage, damage, and out-of-date merchandise.
- Receive supplies, equipment, and resale items.
- Operate a computer system to calculate prices, mark merchandise, and determine weights.
- Transport items to shelving and display areas.
- Handle, prepare, display, and maintain resale stock.
- Locate items for customers, rotate stock, stack containers, and participate in inventories.
- Fill shelves and counters, build displays, and pick orders.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
