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Facility Location
NATIONAL EEO SVC FACILITY
5405 CYPRESS CENTER DR STE 330
TAMPA, FL 33609-1026
This is NOT a remote position.
Position Information
NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: SAT/SUN
HOURS: 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM EST
BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current Postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health insurance and annual leave.
Functional Purpose
Reviews and analyzes Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint files; serves as Contracting Officer's Representative for outsourcing services.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assigns cases to and coordinates the activities of independent contractors who provide pre-complaint counseling and/or mediation services. Reviews reports for legal sufficiency and authority settlement agreements reached at the pre-complaint counseling stage and monitors compliance with those agreements.
2. Reviews DRS (Dispute Resolution Specialist) Inquiry Report to determine sufficiency for acceptance and dismissal. Processes formal complaints of employment discrimination and related amendments and consolidations for acceptance and dismissal through application of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations and case law. Responds to appeals of final agency decisions dismissing complaints.
3. Assigns cases to and coordinates the activities of independent contractor EEO investigators. Reviews investigative plans, and draft and completed EEO investigations to ensure compliance wtih national quality standards and regulatory timelines.
4. Coordinates and reviews the work of independent contractors preparing draft final Agency decisions on the merits of EEO complaints. Issues final agency decisions on the merits of EEO complaints on behalf of the Postal Service and responds to appeals of these final agency decisions. Reviews decisions issued by EEOC Administrative Judges on the merits of EEO complaints and issues Notices of Final Action, either implementing or appealing those decisions. Assists in responding to appeals of Notices of Final Action.
5. Develops and provides EEO training to EEO service providers, Area, and District personnel. Assists in the development and delivery of training or skills development sessions for newly selected Investigative Services Office) Analysts.
6. Provides guidance and technical advice concerning the EEO complaints process and Postal Service regulations, policies, programs and procedures to independent contractors. Provides guidance concerning EEO issues to Area and District personnel.
7. Interacts as necessary with EEO Compliance and Appeals, the Law Department, postal management, EEOC District and Field Offices, and the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations with respect to the procedures for processing pending EEO complaints.
The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:
Requirements
- Knowledge of contracting procedures is sufficient to function as a Contracting Officer Representative.
- Ability to develop and provide EEO training.
- Ability to provide technical advice and assistance to independent contractor Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigators, district, area, and headquarters personnel.
- Ability to analyze data related to EEO complaint processing including trend analysis on case processing time frames, utilizing a computerized database and spreadsheet software.
- Ability to coordinate and oversee the work of EEO service providers including independent contractor EEO counselors, mediators, investigators and final agency decision writers.
- Knowledge of the statutes, regulations, case law, administrative procedures and Postal Service policy pertaining to equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaints sufficient to manage and process informal and formal complaints.
Reimbursement of relocation expenses will NOT be authorized
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.
Job Description
Mountain Lion Transportation is currently seeking experienced and reliable CDL-A Solo and Team Drivers to join our growing team. We offer consistent freight, competitive weekly pay, and dedicated drop-and-hook lanes from DFW to California and back. Drivers can expect steady miles and weekend resets.
Requirements:
* Valid CDL Class A License
* 6 months - 1 year of verifiable CDL-A driving experience
* Clean driving record preferred
* Ability to operate safely and efficiently on long-haul routes
* Strong work ethic and reliability
Pay:
* Solo Drivers: $1,500 - $1,800 weekly (depending on miles logged)
* Team Drivers: $2,000 - $2,300 weekly per driver
Route Details:
* Dedicated freight lanes DFW β California
* Drop and hook loads (minimal wait time)
* Consistent miles
* Weekend resets
What We Offer:
* Competitive weekly pay
* Consistent dedicated freight
* Drop-and-hook freight for faster turnarounds
* Reliable scheduling with weekend reset time
Join the Mountain Lion Transportation team and drive with a company that values safety, reliability, and driver success.
Mountain Lion Transportation - Driver Referral Bonus
Mountain Lion Transportation offers a $750 Driver Referral Bonus for referring qualified drivers to our team.
- The referred driver must remain actively employed with Mountain Lion Transportation for 8 weeks.
- After the 8-week period is completed, the $750 referral bonus will be paid out to the referring employee.
- The bonus will be distributed as $250 added to the employee's weekly paycheck for three consecutive weeks, totaling $750.
We appreciate your help in growing the Mountain Lion Transportation team by referring quality drivers.
Company Description
About Mountain Lion Transportation
Established in 2002, Mountain Lion Transportation has built a strong reputation for reliability, efficiency, and professional service within the trucking industry. With over two decades of experience, the company specializes in dedicated freight operations providing consistent lanes and dependable service for both drivers and customers.
Mountain Lion Transportation proudly operates dedicated contracts with major national carriers including FedEx, UPS, United States Postal Service, and Frito-Lay, ensuring steady freight and reliable routes year-round.
Company Description
About Mountain Lion Transportation
Established in 2002, Mountain Lion Transportation has built a strong reputation for reliability, efficiency, and professional service within the trucking industry. With over two decades of experience, the company specializes in dedicated freight operations providing consistent lanes and dependable service for both drivers and customers.
Mountain Lion Transportation proudly operates dedicated contracts with major national carriers including FedEx, UPS, United States Postal Service, and Frito-Lay, ensuring steady freight and reliable routes year-round.
Company Description
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Mountain Lion Transportation proudly operates dedicated contracts with major national carriers including FedEx, UPS, United States Postal Service, and Frito-Lay, ensuring steady freight and reliable routes year-round.
INTL STRATEGY & PLANNING SPEC III (EAS-25)
FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:
Conducts advanced research and analysis in support of the international business portfolio, specifically shipping solutions strategy. Assists in developing the strategic plan and functional strategies, and in tracking and reporting progress of the portfolio.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists in the development of the organization-wide strategic plan and mission statement, long-term corporate strategies, and functional strategies for USPS participation in multilateral agreements.
2. Ensures that strategic goals are organizationally aligned by developing measurement processes and tracking and reporting progress.
3. Monitors and analyzes domestic and international environments to evaluate feasibility of strategies, evaluate progress, and identify significant events and risks. Provides summaries and reports of progress, including potential risks, misaligned activities, and recommendations. Includes maintaining knowledge of the organization, projecting and assessing the future environment, and making recommendations to modify objectives or strategies.
4. Coordinates with internal (e.g., Intl Business, Law Department) and external stakeholders (e.g., GAO, Congress, PRC, OIG) to communicate strategies and provide clarification.
5. Serves as a team lead coordinating the activities of others on a project or task force basis; makes assignments, monitors progress, and provides continuing guidance.
6. Provides technical advice, program guidance, and policy interpretation to Headquarters and field employees, and external stakeholders on strategic planning activities.
7. Conducts special studies on a variety of subjects to analyze the impact of changes in the external environment on the Postal Service.
8. Compiles data on trends and develops key forecasting data.
SUPERVISION:
Manager of unit to which assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to provide technical guidance and policy interpretation on strategic planning activities and programs.
- Ability to design and develop system goals and governance processes to support the strategic management planning process.
- Ability to analyze data and trends to identify opportunities and areas of concern.
- Ability to develop strategic plans and recommendations based on organizational objectives and on the results of studies.
- Ability to coordinate the work of others to achieve project objectives.
- Ability to coordinate cross functional relationship activities to achieve organizational objectives.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing sufficient to provide recommendations for strategic plans to management levels through presentations and/or written documents.
- Ability to monitor trends in the international environment to determine how the organization will be impacted by external factors and document findings.
- Ability to support strategic communication through the use of collaborative software such as Microsoft Teams or SharePoint.
FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:
Performs Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) dispute resolution through pre-complaint counseling/processing and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) activities within any specified geographic areas.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Processes a pre-complaint caseload to ensure adherence to all Postal Service and EEOC rules, regulations and policies governing the Federal Sector EEO Complaint process. Ensures confidentiality in all matters.
2. Maintains knowledge of EEO laws, regulations, policy updates, and changes to provide guidance and direction to counselee and management.
3. Reviews written complaints and conducts interviews with counselee to explain his/her rights and responsibilities and options in the EEO process, determine claims and basis(es) raised, determines the appropriate ADR activity (e.g., mediation), and provides written notice of rights and responsibilities.
4. Conducts meetings with management to obtain response to claims raised and provides documentation and required information to process the case if a formal complaint is filed.
5. Takes actions to resolve disputes when appropriate by initiating settlement discussions, scheduling REDRESS mediations, 650 mediations, arranging joint meetings and/or determining if the matter is being addressed in the grievance process.
6. Prepares written reports to document that the required counseling actions were taken and to resolve any jurisdictional questions that arise.
7. Implements proactive preventive strategies to improve the workplace environment including conducting trainings, mediator observations and assessments; meeting with area and district leadership, and with union representatives.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Knowledge of statutes, regulations, and administrative procedures pertaining to equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaints and appeals handled by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).
- Knowledge of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques sufficient to monitor and evaluate contract ADR providers.
- Ability to communicate orally with internal and external personnel at all levels sufficient to, provide guidance on EEO issues, interact with contract ADR providers, and process discrimination complaints.
- Ability to communicate in writing sufficient to prepare correspondence, reports, action plans, write contract ADR provider evaluations, and document facts and issues presented during counseling and complaint processes.
- Ability to coordinate and schedule meetings for various contacts to ensure timely completion.
- TRAINING REQUIREMENT: Ability to successfully complete the postal training program associated with this position.
- NOTE: The selected applicant will not be permanently placed until after successful completion of this training program. Applicants are NOT to address this requirement on their application.
FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:
Manages, grows, and retains revenue among assigned portfolio of mid-sized Field Sales accounts within set geographic territory. Executes comprehensive end-to-end account management and sales process for assigned accounts and new customers within target revenue segment to achieve sales goals, including conducting in-person visits to close sales with new and existing customers.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Manages portfolio of accounts within assigned territory and target revenue segment.
2. Executes end-to-end sales process for accounts in target revenue segment, focusing on mid-market sales opportunities within geographic area; provides feedback to management to improve processes and identify new or emerging business trends.
3. Utilizes customer intelligence and market/industry research to assess revenue potential and develop a pipeline of potential new customers, focused on high-value opportunities within target revenue segment and assigned geographic territory. Generates and prequalifies sales leads and prospects through activities such as cold calling, networking, research, referrals, distributing product information,writing proposals, and visiting current and potential customers. Receives and follows up on sales leads from various USPS lead sources.
4. Collaborates cross-functionally with key stakeholders accountable for customer contracts and pricing, customer onboarding and integration, customer care and support, and operational execution to address customer needs involving onboarding/integration, transportation, equipment or unique processing requirements.
5. Participates in the execution of pricing agreement development plans as needed; provides assistance to develop solutions customized to specific business needs.
6. Conducts formal and informal in-person customer visits, phone calls, emails, and other communications with new prospects and existing customers to sell USPS products and services within the assigned geographic territory to achieve sales and revenue retention goals. Conducts negotiations and executes agreements at the customerβs place of business.
7. Develops effective working relationships with multiple existing and potential business customers by learning the needs of the business and meeting those needs. Facilitates conversations with all prospective decision makers that are authorized to order or commit the company to utilizing postal shipping and mailing services products.
8. Maintains, tracks, and reports on customer information, account management/sales activities, and projected revenue using a customer relationship management system to enhance USPS visibility to the end customerβs needs and to promote accurate revenue and sales reporting.
SUPERVISION: District Sales Manager
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Possession of or ability to obtain a valid state driver's license to operate a motor vehicle.
2. Ability to execute end-to-end sales process and perform account management duties within a defined geographic territory to meet customer business requirements.
3. Ability to translate market feedback from customers into actionable insight and provide recommendations for new product offerings or solutions.
4. Ability to convene and collaborate with appropriate cross-functional teams to develop solutions based on documented customer needs.
5. Ability to communicate orally and in writing at a level sufficient to develop effective working relationships with existing and potential business customers and satisfactorily interact with sales management and other related stakeholders including third-party vendors.
6. SPECIAL CONDITION: Willingness to travel frequently within assigned territory as necessary to close sales
Position Information
NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: Saturday/Sunday
HOURS: 08:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.
BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience and current postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.
Functional Purpose
The Law Department is seeking to fill an Intellectual Property Attorney position in the Procurement & Property Law Section. The position will be domiciled at Postal Service headquarters in Washington, DC.
The Postal Service offers a sophisticated intellectual property practice involving a wide range of complex matters and the opportunity to work for an organization providing a vital public service to the United States. The IP attorneys provide legal counsel to the Postal Service on a variety of intellectual property matters including:
- the selection, registration, maintenance, portfolio management, and enforcement of trademarks, patents, and copyright.
- technology matters, including negotiating software agreements and licenses, technology transfer and data purchase or sale agreements, API terms, platform terms and other agreements relating to information technology.
- clearance and pre-publication review of media and marketing materials, stamps, products, and services to avoid issues
- relating to copyright, trademark, and rights of privacy or publicity; and negotiating and drafting intellectual property provisions in license agreements.
The successful candidate must demonstrate knowledge and experience in intellectual property law, demonstrating expertise in one or more of the following subjects: trademark, copyright, patents, rights of publicity, licensing in the field of trademark and copyright, rights in technology and data, and trade secrets law.
The selected attorney may also be asked to advise on matters relating to trademark prosecution; enforcement of intellectual property rights; patent and other intellectual property litigation; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) cases; Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); domain name disputes; licensing of intellectual property; the rules and regulations of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and other matters relating to intellectual property.
The successful candidateβs role in litigation will be to support primary litigation attorneys.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
2. Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
3. Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties.
4. Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
5. Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.
REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL ATTORNEY POSTIONS
1. Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision.
2. Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
3. Ability to litigate cases before administrative bodies and federal courts.
4. Ability to communicate orally and in writing including the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations.
5. Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details; using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
6. EDUCATION: To be eligible for this position, you must possess a Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
7. ADDITIONAL CONDITION: Qualified applicants must be a current member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar Association.
8. EXPERIENCE: At least 3 years of experience in legal practice after law school, of which one year of the experience requirement may be met through the completion of a judicial clerkship if completed by the time of hire. The clerkship must be documented in the applicant's resume.
9. Experience practicing intellectual property law (trademark, copyright, rights of publicity, patents, licensing, and/or trade secrets).
Occasional travel may be required.
Relocation benefits will not be offered to the successful candidate.
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.
Facility Location
PHILADELPHIA PA or SAINT LOUIS MO
USPS Headquarters is located in Washington DC, but there is one position available with preference for one of the above locations. Future messages may show that applicants have applied for a position in Washington DC, but candidates will have the opportunity to express location preferences later in the application process.
Position Information
NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: Saturday/Sunday
HOURS: 08:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.
BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending, and annual and sick leave.
Functional Purpose
The successful applicant will provide representation and advice to Postal Service officials involving the interpretation of statutes, regulations, contracts, and precedents, as well as the negotiation and presentation of cases before the federal courts in the area of tort law. Occasional travel will be required.
The successful candidate will provide direction and support to U.S. Attorney's Offices on District Court tort litigation and handle the commitment and negotiation of postal funds for settlement purposes. There may be occasional opportunities to act as co-counsel at the trial on more significant cases. The attorney will work closely with the Chief Counsel of Torts and the
Managing Counsel of the General Law Service Center on establishing higher level settlement authority limits, which may reach seven or eight figures.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
2. Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
3. Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties.
4. Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
5. Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.
The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements.
Requirements
1. Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision.
2. Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
3. Ability to litigate cases before administrative bodies and federal courts.
4. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations.
5. Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details; using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
6. Knowledge of Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and its implementing regulations sufficient to evaluate and negotiate complex tort claims and provide oversight of FTCA litigation.
7. The three years of required experience must include at least two years litigating or overseeing litigating in the federal
courts.
8. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: To be eligible for the Attorney position, you must possess a Juris Doctorate from an American Bar Association accredited law school.
9. SPECIAL CONDITION: Qualified applicants must be a current member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar.
10. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: At least 3 years of experience in legal practice, of which one year of the experience requirement may be met through the completion of a judicial clerkship if completed by the time of hire. The clerkship must be documented in the applicant's resume.
Occasional travel may be required.
Relocation benefits will NOT be offered to the successful candidate.
FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:
Independently performs the full range of diagnostic, preventive maintenance, alignment and calibration, and overhaul tasks, on both hardware and software on a variety of mail processing, customer service, and building equipment and systems, applying advanced technical knowledge to solve complex problems.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs complex testing, diagnosis, maintenance, alignments and calibration, overhaul, and revision, of electronically operated or controlled equipment or systems; may be required to perform maintenance of associated electromechanical equipment and systems.
- Observes the operation of systems and equipment, and applies various testing and diagnostic methods and procedures to locate and correct malfunctions and/or failures and ensures maximum system performance.
- Performs equipment inspections to assess the quality of service or maintenance received, and to discover incipient malfunctions; initiates work orders requesting corrective actions for equipment not meeting maintenance or operating standards; estimates time and materials necessary to make corrections and conducts investigations of frequent or serious equipment failures to determine the cause of the breakdown and to recommend remedial maintenance action.
- Recommends changes to servicing and preventive maintenance activities; assists in the revision of preventive maintenance and operator checklists, and their frequency to sustain the proper degree of maintenance.
- Performs analyses of equipment failures; reviews operational reports, audits, and other information, to determine where operational enhancement can be made to prevent equipment or systems deterioration.
- Participates in the installation, removal, modification, assembly, and/or disassembly of systems and equipment.
- Participates in classroom, on-the-job, and correspondence training programs; attends courses at postal facilities, trade schools, and manufacturers sites; assists in developing and implementing training programs; provides on-the-job training to other lower level maintenance employees.
- Provides technical support to other employees in the facility or in installations within the area served; performs in-process and final operational checks and tests work completed by other employees; may work without direct supervision.
- May drive a vehicle or use other appropriate modes of transportation in the course of assigned duties.
- Follows established safety practices and requirements while performing all duties; reads and adheres to instructions listed in applicable maintenance directives; maintains a library of maintenance directives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to demonstrate mechanical comprehension to learn and apply mechanical principles, including a working knowledge of basic mechanical operations (such as levers and pulleys) and the application of physical laws (such as force and gravity). This includes knowledge in the following areas: (A) Power transmission--such as gears, sprockets and chains, belts and pulleys; (B) Power translation--such as cams and cam followers, linkages, springs; (C) Friction reduction'such as bushings, bearings; (D) Fasteners--such as screws, nuts and bolts, pins, rings, clips, couplings.
- Knowledge of basic electricity principles; this includes knowledge of Ohm's law, Kirchoff's law, AC-DC circuitry, relays, switches, and circuit breakers.
- Knowledge of the National Electrical Code may be required for employees in a skilled position. This also includes knowledge of techniques and procedures as used in electrical installations and maintenance (circuit protection, wiring, conduits, etc.).
- Knowledge of electronic principles; this includes knowledge of (A) basic logic gates, symbology, resistors, memory, encoders, decoders, etc.; (B) Hardware/components - such as solid state devices (diodes, transistors, etc.), coils, capacitors, etc.; (C) Digital circuit components - as in registers, adders, counters, memories, flip-flops, encoders, decoders, etc.; and D) AC and DC circuitry - as in circuit analysis, schematic interpretation, etc.
- Knowledge of and ability to follow safety and security procedures for performing maintenance work This includes knowledge of industrial hazards (e.g., mechanical, chemical, electrical, electronic) and procedures and techniques established to avoid injuries to self and others such as lock out devices, protective clothing, and waste disposal techniques.
- Knowledge of current computer technology to understand how technology may be applied to solve a problem or improve system design; this includes knowledge of hardware, software and networking technology/systems and integrated computer systems. This includes knowledge related to: (A) the Operation of computer terminals or other peripherals to enter, operate, and exit programs; to use the systems programs and (B) Retrieving and interpreting reports for diagnostic and information purposes.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division correctly; to solve practical problems by selecting from a variety of mathematical techniques such as formulas and percentages.
- Ability to remember material learned earlier refers to the ability to recall specific information and/or theoretical knowledge and apply it to mechanical, electrical, or electronic maintenance work such as inspection, troubleshooting, equipment repair and modification, preventive maintenance, and installation of electrical equipment.
- Ability to troubleshoot problems to analyze the root cause of a specific error and decide what action to take to prevent recurrence; to back track from a specific problem to identify the source of the error.
- Ability to think logically and critically; to understand the relevance of information; to identify relationships between information and data.
- Ability to think of possible causes for problems and find solutions; to choose the best course of action; to make a decision without delay when the opportunity arises or when all desired information is not available.
- Ability to learn and comprehend new or unfamiliar material; to use multiple approaches to grasp or learn the implication of new information; to quickly incorporate information and ideas.
- Ability to comprehend spatial relations as required to perform maintenance work; to form three-dimensional mental pictures of objects; to know what an object would look like when viewed from a different angle; to determine if something will fit in a specified area. This may include the ability to use technical drawings (e.g. diagrams, blueprints and schematics).
- Ability to read and comprehend job related written materials; this also includes the ability to locate, read, and comprehend text material such as handbooks, manuals, bulletins, directives, checklists, and route sheets.
- Ability to communicate work related information in writing to maintenance, operations and other personnel to complete forms or provide routine and technical information (e.g., in work logs, e-mails, memos and technical reports/documents).
- Ability to follow oral and written directions, instructions, rules, policies and/or procedures correctly and in order.Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships; to work with teams; to help others; to accept suggestions; to treat others with dignity and respect.
- Ability to demonstrate organizational commitment to the public service goals and mission of the Postal Service. Ability to be conscientious to carry out job tasks; to be responsible and dependable; to take care in performing routine and novel tasks; to track details; to check that all work is accurate and complete; to record information accurately.
- Ability to work from heights refers to the ability to perform safely and efficiently the duties of the position above floor level such as from ladders, catwalks, walkways, scaffolds, vert-a-lifts, and platforms.
- Knowledge and ability to use various hand or portable power tools in performing mechanical, electrical, electronic or other maintenance work; this may include the use of shop power equipment. This ability includes the safe and efficient use and maintenance of such tools as screwdrivers, wrenches, hammers, pliers, chisels, punches, taps, dies, rules, gauges, and alignment tools; refers to the knowledge of, and proficiency with, various power tools; the ability also involves the safe and efficient use and maintenance of power tools such as drills, saws, sanders, and grinders; refers to the knowledge of, and proficiency with, shop machines such as bench grinders, drill presses, and table/band saws.
- Knowledge and ability to use test equipment, gauges or tools to take measurements and/or to take measurements with electrical or electronic test equipment (such as VOMs, oscilloscopes, amprobes) to perform maintenance work; this includes various types of maintenance equipment and may monitoring the operation of a system or machine or use of data networking test equipment.
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must successfully complete Postal Service Test 955, for the Electronics Technician job group, which measures maintenance knowledge, skills and abilities.
In addition, applicants must successfully complete a structured interview evaluation.
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:
1. Applicants must be able to operate powered industrial equipment.
2. For positions requiring driving, applicants must have a valid state driver's license, and demonstrate and maintain a safe driving record.