Meat Department Manager - Great Lakes Naval Training Center, United States - US Defense Commissary Agency

US Defense Commissary Agency
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Great Lakes Naval Training Center, United States

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Description

Duties:


  • Forecasting product demand.
  • Ensuring that all resale meats are trimmed, sorted, properly cut, packaged, rotated, priced, and displayed in a professional and attractive manner.
  • Ensuring adequate supplies of processed meats and vendor packaged meats to meet customer demand at all times.
  • Using the DeCA automated cutting test program to establish prices, conduct price changes, prepare price and cost/markup lists, and perform inventory.
  • Designing and/or resetting promotional and seasonal displays.
  • Inspecting and ensuring the department processing areas, display cases, and storage rooms remain neat, orderly, and sanitary, and comply with current sanitation and safety regulations.
  • Inspecting equipment and initiating required maintenance.
  • Ensuring everyone follows proper safety practices while using power tools, knives, grinding equipment, etc.
  • Directing all department activities and providing administrative and technical supervision for meatcutters, meat cutting workers, and other personnel engaged in the various tasks associated with Meat Department operations.

Work conditions:

  • Most of the work is performed in the store display area, which is well lighted and maintained at a comfortable temperature.
  • May be exposed to unusually cold temperatures in the receiving, storage and meat processing areas.
  • May be exposed to differing temperatures when storing items in or retrieving them from refrigerated rooms.
  • There is a danger of injuries resulting from using electric meat processing equipment, lifting heavy products, or slipping on wet floors.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national.
  • Males born after must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility based on an appropriate background investigation.
  • Must meet the physical requirements listed in the Qualifications section.
  • Must sign a Mobility Agreement upon accepting a job offer from HR.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.

Qualifications:


  • You must meet qualifications and requirements by the announcement closing date. Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you meet the qualifications (i.e., specialized experience and/or education requirements) for the below grade level.
  • At the GS8 grade level, you can meet the minimum qualifications through specialized experience, education, or a combination of the two. To calculate the combination, divide your total months of specialized experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. If they total 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of specialized experience and education.
  • Specialized experience is demonstrated knowledge of retail procurement and distribution methods; principles, procedures, and techniques of retail food merchandising and retail food store management, and developments in commercial retail food store items, equipment, and practices.

Examples of creditable qualifying specialized experience include:

  • Managing a commissary store, supermarket, or similar type of commercial retail food store.
  • Managing a department in a retail food store.
  • Planning, standardizing, or controlling operations in an assigned group of retail food stores.
  • Providing technical advice on merchandising and operational matters pertaining to grocery, meats, and produce supplies, as well as frontend operations.


You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).


  • Education used to qualify for this position, in whole or in part, must have equipped you with the knowledge and ability to perform the work of the position, as evidenced by onthejobtraining in food retail management or an internship or practicum in food retail management. Transcripts are required if relying on education to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.

Qualifications:

- (A) one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level OR (B) one and one-half years of graduate level education with major study in business administration, public administration, agricultural economics (food industry management), or other fields related to the position, OR (C) a combination of specialized experience and education


Physical requirements:

(1) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle commissary products weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted and occasionally over 40 pounds with assistance. (2) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the
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