POSTMASTER USPS

Post Office Manager

Manages the operation of a small-to-medium-size city post office. Responsible for limited distribution activity and providing any combination of city, rural, and highway contract route mail delivery and collection, and sales of Postal Service retail products and services. May serve in an administrative reporting role for up to 5 Remotely Managed Post Offices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages carriers and clerks directly or through subordinate supervisors and / or postmaster reliefs in mail distribution, delivery and collection, and window service activities.
• Manages the implementation and administration of approved programs as they apply to the local and subordinate reporting offices; operates within established rules, laws, and procedures.
• Prepares, submits, and administers a moderate-size operating budget for the local and subordinate reporting offices.
• Trains new employees to ensure quality service.
• Manages the implementation and administration of proper safeguards for the welfare of the customers and employees, ensuring quality service and the security of the mails.
• Supervises office clerical operations to provide records, files, and reports as required for the local and subordinate reporting offices.
• Selects locations for contract stations and administers the contracts.
• May personally handle window transactions and perform distribution tasks as the workload requires, having regular contact with postal customers.
• Exercises normal protective care of a moderate-size stock of accountable paper, a small building, building and office equipment, supplies, and vehicles for the local and subordinate reporting offices.
• Exercises a normal regard for the safety of self and others with particular emphasis on ensuring employee compliance with established safety policy and procedures; administers the safety program for the local and subordinate reporting offices.