1/2/2026 - Close date extended to 3/1/2026.
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.
This is an open-continuous announcement with an established initial cut-off date 30 days after the open date of the announcement. Please see the How You Will Be Evaluated section for more information.
You must meet qualifications and requirements by the 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 qualifying experience:
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) Continuously walk stand bend stoop stretch and reach. (2) Lift 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:
Overtime: Occasional
Bargaining Unit Status: Covered
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt
Obligated Position: If obligated you occupying the position is subject to the former incumbent returning. If the former incumbent does not return to the position your occupancy may become permanent. Tentative job offers identify if the position you are offered is obligated.
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
You may not use education to qualify for this position.
Executive Order 12564 requires a federal workplace to be free of illegal drugs and prohibits the use of illegal drugs both on and off duty by federal employees. As a reminder marijuana is still classified as an illegal drug by the Federal government and is prohibited for use by Federal employees even if such use is legal in the state where the Federal employee resides and/or works. The Defense Commissary Agency is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace where the use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated and may result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal service.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.