Location: Salt Lake City,UT, USA
United States Postal Service Now Hiring Carrier (City)*Job Posting Period: * 10/29/24 - 11/10/24 - Apply Today!External Publication for Job Posting 11778864If this job requires qualification on an examination, the number of applicants who will be invited to take or retake the examination may be limited.*Branch: * NV-UT DistrictThis job has an exam requirement. Currently, applicants for this posting who do not yet have an exam score are being invited to take the exam. Examining willcontinue until capacity has been reached.*Job Title: * CARRIER (CITY)Facility Location: SALT LAKE CITY, UTCONTACT INFORMATION: Dean Munanui | ...@usps.gov | (801) ###-####Position InformationTITLE: CARRIER (CITY)FLSA Designation: Non-ExemptOccupation Code: 2310-2009Non-Scheduled Days: VARIESHours: VARIESDRIVING REQUIRED:Applicants must have a valid state driver's license, a safe driving record, and at least two years of unsupervised experience driving passenger cars or larger. Thedriving must have taken place in the U.S. or its possessions or territories or in U.S. military installations worldwide. Postal Service employment is conditionalupon your meeting medical suitability, general eligibility and suitability, and background check requirements. Therefore, if you receive a job offer, note that itwill be conditional upon you meeting these requirements, even if you are allowed to begin working first. SALARY RANGE: Starting salary $22.13 per hour paidbi-weekly.FINANCE NUMBER: 497786BENEFIT INFORMATION: This is a career position which offers excellent benefits. Newly hired employees are covered by the Federal Employees RetirementSystem (FERS). Upon hire, employees are eligible to contribute into the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is similar to 401(k) plans, and offers matching employercontributions. We offer the option to enroll into the Health Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Dental, Vision and Long-Term Care Insurance Programs as well asFlexible Spending Accounts to cover eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent care (day care) expenses; accrued vacation and sick leave. In addition,the Postal Service offers a variety of employee discount programs ranging from tuition discounts to cellular service.Persons Eligible to ApplyAll U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent resident aliens, citizens of American Samoa or other territory owing permanent allegiance to the United States. Applicantsentitled to veterans' preference and/or covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act may apply for any posted position. Applicants must apply online atwww.usps.com/careers to be considered for this employment opportunity. You must have a valid email address to apply as communication regardingemployment opportunities, examinations (when applicable), and background checks will be sent by email. Please add the following email domain addresses toyour contact list to allow all correspondence to be received - @usps.gov; @psionline.com; @geninfo.com; @uspis.gov. EXAM: If an exam is required and youare invited to take the test, instructions regarding theexam process will be sent to you via email. Please ensure you can receive email messages from our testvendor and follow instructions carefully so you can be considered for this employment opportunity. SCREENINGS: You may receive multiple requests forbackground checks in regards to this employment opportunity. Respond to all requests quickly as we anticipate filling our vacancies quickly and nonresponsesmay result in disqualification for this opportunity.Background CheckThe Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI fingerprint check, state and countychecks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the UnitedStates or its territories. As a result of this limitation, the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories forthe preceding 5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only, but only if their timespent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S. government (military or civilian), a missionary, a studentattending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or as an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable toperform a complete background check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.Functional PurposeDelivers and collects mail on foot or by vehicle under varying road and weather conditions in a prescribed area; maintains professional and effective publicrelations with customers and others, requiring a general familiarity with postal laws, regulations, products and procedures commonly used, and with thegeography 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 mailweighing up to 70 pounds.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRoutes 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. Preparesand 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 fromstreet letter boxes and accepts letters from mailing from customers; on certain routes may deliver mail that consists exclusively of parcel post, or the collectionof 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 forsuch 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 ofreceipts 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 deliveryequipment.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 isnot improperly held; deliver stamps or other paper supplies to contract or classified stations and other designated delivery points; serves at carriers' deliverywindow; receive and register where practical, all letters and packages of first-class matter properly o