SALES,SVCS/DISTRIBUTION ASSOC - CAREER JOB W/BENEFITS

Non-scheduled days: Saturday, Sunday. Hours: 0730–1530.

Driving Requirements

• Valid state driver’s license
• Safe driving record
• At least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger in the U.S., its possessions or territories, or on U.S. military installations worldwide

Pay

Starting annual salary $53,334, paid bi-weekly.

Benefits

• Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) – similar to 401(k)
• Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) program
• Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)
• Dental, Vision, and Long-Term Care Insurance
• Flexible Spending Program for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Eleven paid federal holidays
• Accrued vacation and sick leave

Responsibilities

• Sort mail in delivery sequence for the assigned route
• Receive and sign for accountable mail
• Load mail in vehicle
• Deliver mail to customers along a prescribed route and on a regular schedule by vehicle; collect monies and receipts for accountable mail; pick up mail from customers’ roadside boxes
• Sell stamps, stamped paper, and money orders; accept C.O.D., registered, certified, and insured mail and parcel post; furnish routine information concerning postal matters and provide requested forms to customers
• Return mail collected, undeliverable mail, and submit monies and receipts to post office
• Prepare mail for forwarding and maintain records of change-of-address information
• Prepare a daily trip report and maintain a list of customers on the route
• Conduct special surveys when required
• Maintain an inventory of stamps and stamped paper as needed to provide service to customers on the route
• Provide for mail security at all times

Requirements

• Successfully complete the Virtual Entry Assessment MC (474)
• Complete prescribed training and demonstrate required knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) through testing and/or practical demonstration
• Physically able to perform duties involving prolonged standing, walking, bending, reaching, and handling heavy containers of mail weighing up to the allowable maximum mailing weight
• Valid state driver’s license and safe driving record
• Furnish necessary vehicle equipment for prompt mail handling unless provided by the employer
• Pass a pre-employment drug screening
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident alien status

Additional Provisions

• Rural carriers must maintain a neat and professional appearance and demeanor in public interactions
• Equipment maintenance allowance paid for each day an employee provides their own vehicle

Screenings

• Multiple background-check requests; respond promptly to avoid disqualification
• Inspection Service criminal background check covering a 10-year inquiry for any U.S. location where the individual has resided, worked, or attended school