City Carrier

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***Functional Purpose***

Delivers and collects mail on foot or by vehicle under varying road and

weather conditions in a prescribed area; maintains professional and

effective public relations with customers and others, requiring a

general familiarity with postal laws, regulations, products and

procedures commonly used, and with the geography of the area. May be

required to carry mail weighing up to 35 pounds in shoulder satchels or

other equipment and to load or unload container of mail weighing up to

70 pounds.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Routes or cases all classes of mail in sequence of delivery along an

established route. Rearranges and relabels cases as required.

• Withdraws mail from the distribution case and prepares it in

sequence for efficient delivery by himself or a substitute along an

established route.

• Prepares and separates all classes of mail to be carried by truck to

relay boxes along route for subsequent delivery.

• Handles undeliverable mail in accordance with established

procedures.

• Delivers mail along a prescribed route, on foot or by vehicle, on a

regular schedule, picking up additional mail from relay boxes as

needed.

• Collects mail from street letter boxes and accepts letters from

mailing from customers; on certain routes may deliver mail that

consists exclusively of parcel post, or the collection of mail.

• Uses portable electronic scanner as instructed.
• Delivers and collects charges on customs, postage-due, and c.o.d.

mail matter. Delivers and obtains receipts for registered and

certain insured mail. Signs for such matter, except insured mail, at

the post office before beginning route and accounts for it upon

return by payments of the amounts collected and delivery of receipts

taken.

• Deposits in the post office mail collected on the route upon

returning from the route.

• Checks, and corrects if necessary, mailing cards from advertisers

bearing names and addresses of customers or former customers on the

route.

• Furnishes customers with postal information and provides change of

address cards and other postal forms as needed.

• Reports to supervisor all unusual incidents or conditions relating

to mail delivery, including condition of street letter boxes and

centralized delivery equipment.

• Becomes proficient, when assigned to a route, in the casing of mail

on other routes as assigned.

• Works professionally with other employees in the office.
• May as a substitute carrier, perform clerical duties and be required

to pass examinations on scheme of city primary distribution.

• In addition, may perform any of the following duties: check hotels

and other establishments to ensure that mail for residents

undeliverable as addressed is not improperly held; deliver stamps or

other paper supplies to contract or classified stations and other

designated delivery points; serves at carriers' delivery window;

receive and register where practical, all letters and packages of

first-class matter properly offered for registration; case mail and

make deliveries on other routes as assigned.

**SUPERVISION**

Supervisor, Customer Services, or other designated supervisor.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug

screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug

free. Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident

alien status.

Important Information Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, of the

posting's closing date. Applicants claiming veterans' preference must

attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or

Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) r other proof of eligibility

if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal

Service (USPS) is an equal opportunity employer. The USPS provides

reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview,

and/or selection process, please make your request to the examiner,

selecting official or local manager of Human Resources. This request can

also be made by someone on your behalf. Explain the nature of your

limitations and the accommodation needed. The decision on granting

reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

• SPECIAL NOTE:** Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible

to apply to this posting.