Positions in salary level 4

§ 3515. Positions in salary level 4 (a) MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR. (KP–10) (1) Basic Function.—Operates a mail truck on a regularly scheduled route to pick up and transport mail in bulk. (2) Duties and Responsibilities.— (A) Picks up and delivers bulk quantities of mail at stations, branch offices, and terminal points; as required, picks up mail from collection boxes and deposits mail in relay boxes. (B) Operate struck in conformity with time schedules and rules of safety, and in accordance with instructions regarding the route for which responsible. (C) Ascertains the condition of the truck prior to leaving and upon returning to the garage; reports all accidents, mechanical defects noted, and mechanical failures while on route. (D) In addition, may perform any of the following duties: (i) Drives a tractor and semitrailer on occasion, unloading bagged mail and packages at post offices and picking up mail for delivery to a central point (ii) Prepares daily trip reports showing work performed. (iii) Makes minor mechanical repairs to truck in emergencies while on route. (3) Organizational Relationships.—Reports to a superintendent of motor vehicles or other designated supervisor. (b) CITY OR SPECIAL CARRIER OR SPECIAL DELIVERY MESSENGER. (KP–11) (1) Basic Function.—Is responsible for the prompt and efficient delivery and collection of mail on foot or by vehicle under varying conditions in a prescribed area within a city. As a representative of the postal service, maintains pleasant and effective public relations with route patrons and others, requiring a general familiarity with postal laws, regulations, and procedures commonly used, and with the geography of the city. 74 Stat. 620 (2) Duties and Responsibilities.— (A) Routes or cases all classes of mail in sequence of delivery along an established route. Rearranges and relabels cases as required by route adjustments and changes in deliveries. (B) 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. (C) Enters change of address orders in change of address book and on appropriate form. Readdresses mail to be forwarded and marks for appropriate handling other mail addressed to route patrons who have moved. Sorts such mail into throw-back case tor convenient handling by clerks. (D) Delivers mail along a prescribed route, on a regular schedule, picking up additional mail from relay boxes. Collects mail from street letter boxes and accepts letters for mailing from patrons. Such service may be rendered on foot or by vehicle and in some instances may consist exclusively of parcel post delivery or collection of mail. (E) Delivers and collects charges on customs, postage-due, and c. o. d. mail matter. Delivers and obtains receipts for registered and certain insured mail. Receipts 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. (F) Deposits mail collected in the post office upon return from route; faces such mail for stamp cancellation. (G) Checks, and corrects if necessary, mailing cards presented by advertisers bearing names and addresses of patrons or former patrons of the route. (H) Furnishes patrons with postal information when requested, and provides change of address cards and other postal forms as requested. (I) Reports to supervisor all unusual incidents or conditions relating to mail delivery, including condition of street letter boxes and timecards. (J) Regular city carriers assigned to foot delivery routes are required to become proficient in the casing of mail on at least one other foot delivery route. (K) Substitute city carriers may be assigned to perform clerical duties and may be required to pass examinations on schemes of city primary distribution. (L) Special delivery carriers and special delivery messengers receive special delivery mail for delivery and sign c. o. d. and registered items at post office before beginning route; delivery on foot and by vehicle special delivery mail to patrons; obtain signatures when required; collect amounts and fees on c. o. d.’s; in case of absent patrons, exercise judgment in determining whether to leave mail or leave notice and return mail to post office; return receipts and moneys collected to authorized personnel at post office. (M) In addition, may perform any of the following duties: (i) Checks hotels and other such establishments to insure that mail for residents undeliverable as addressed is not improperly held. (ii) Delivers stamps or other paper supplies to contract or classified stations. (iii) Serves at carriers’ delivery window. 74 Stat. 621 (iv) Receives and registers, where practical, all letters and packages of first class mail properly offered for registration and gives receipt therefor. (v) Makes delivery on other routes as assigned. (3) Organizational Relationships.—Reports to a postmaster or assistant postmaster, or other designated supervisor. (c) DISTRIBUTION CLERK. (KP–12) (1) Basic Function.—Separates mail in a post office, terminal, air-mail field, or other postal facility in accordance with established schemes, including incoming or outgoing mail or both. (2) Duties and Responsibilities.— (A) Makes primary and one or more secondary distributions of incoming mail by delivery point (for example, classified or contract station or branch or other delivery unit, general delivery, lockboxes, rural or star route, or city carrier route) based on a knowledge of the distribution scheme established for that office. (B) Makes primary and one or more secondary distributions of outgoing mail for dispatch (for example, by city, State, region, train, highway or railway post office, or airmail night) based on a knowledge of the distribution scheme prescribed by the Postal Transportation Service. (C) In addition, may perform any of the following duties: (i) Maintains records of mails. (ii) Examines balances in advance deposit accounts. (iii) Faces and cancels mail. (iv) Ties mail and inserts facing slips. (v) Opens and dumps pouches and sacks. (vi) Operates cancelling machines. (vii) Records and bills mail (for example, c. o. d., registered, and so forth) requiring special services. (viii) Renders service at public windows. (3) Organizational Relationships.—Reports to a foreman or other designated supervisor. (d) WINDOW CLERK. (KP–13) (1) Basic Function.—Performs a variety of services at a public window of a post office or post office branch or station. As a representative of the postal service, maintains pleasant and effective public relations with patrons and others requiring a general familiarity with postal laws, regulations, and procedures commonly used. (2) Duties and Responsibilities.— (A) Sells postage stamps, stamped paper, cards, internal revenue stamps, migratory bird stamps, and postal savings stamps and certificates. (B) Accepts from and, after proper identification, delivers to patrons parcel post, insured, c. o. d., and registered mail; makes collection of required postage, issues necessary receipts, and issues general-delivery mail to patrons. (C) Verifies second-, third-, and fourth-class mailings, computing and maintaining on a current basis mailers’ credit balances. (D) Assigns special delivery and registered mail for delivery. (E) Checks and sets post office stamp-vending machines, postage meters, and large mailers’ stamp permit meters. (F) Receives, follows up, and recommends action on patrons’ claims and complaints. (G) Issues and cashes foreign and domestic money orders and postal savings certificates. (H) Rents post-office boxes, receives rental payments, conducts reference checks, and completes related forms. 74 Stat. 622 (I) Provides information to the public concerning postal regulations, mailing restrictions, rates, and other matters involving postal transactions. (J) In addition, may perform any of the following duties: (i) Makes emergency carrier relays. (ii) Assists in alien registration and census matters, (iii) Separates and distributes mail. (3) Organizational Relationships.—Reports to a postmaster, assistant postmaster, or other designated supervisor.