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Store Worker

$21 an hour
Defense Commissary Agency
Selma Full-day Full-time

Description:

Store Workers serve in one or more commissary store departments (e.g., grocery, produce, warehouse, etc.) performing a variety of duties involved in receiving, handling, marking, preparing, displaying, and maintaining the stock of resale items, but may also perform rotational assignments with all departments.

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Requirements:

You must meet qualifications and stated requirements by the announcement closing date. Per the OPM Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations , how you gained the skill and/or knowledge or the length of time you have spent in this line of work is not as important as what you can do and that you have the required ability or potential to successfully perform the duties of this position. Your resume should show your specific knowledge, skill, and abilities for this position in relation to each of the elements being measured.

Examples of related/qualifying experience:
  • Ensuring the proper care and handling of resale grocery items.
  • Locating items for customers.
  • Rotating stock, stacking containers, and participating in inventories.
  • Operating a computer system to calculate prices and label merchandise.
  • Arranging stock on shelves and in displays.

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).

Physical requirements : (1) Continuous walking, standing, bending, and/or stooping and moving of arms to fill shelves, counters, build displays, and pick orders. (2) Lifts up to 50 pounds independently and occasionally over 50 pounds with assistance. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate what you can do against what the work requires (job element method). This job has one critical element, called the screen-out element (SOE). The SOE addresses the critical knowledge, skill, and abilities essential to satisfactory job performance. Applicants who clearly fail to meet the lowest acceptable requirement in the SOE are rated ineligible and receive no further consideration. The job elements for this job are:
  • Ability to do the Work of the Position Without More than Normal Supervision
  • Dexterity and Safety
  • Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order)
  • Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
  • Knowledge of Materials
  • Technical Practice

Overtime : Occasional
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) : Nonexempt
Bargaining Unit Status : Covered
Obligated Position: No
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered : No. DoD criteria not met.
Work environment : May be subject to temperature changes based on opening and closing doors, working on loading docks, outside, and in refrigerated rooms. May be exposed to hot or cold weather, damp conditions, or drafty conditions. There is a danger of minor cuts, scrapes, bruises or heat sealer burns.
Telework eligible : No
Remote work eligible : No
Jan 20, 2026;   from: usajobs.gov

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