TRACTOR TRAILER OPERATOR Southern Maine

United States Postal Service; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Postal Service is seeking a skilled tractor-trailer operator to support over-the-road, city shuttle, or trailer-spot operations.

The role entails loading and delivering bulk mail, pre-trip inspections, and emergency route decisions while maintaining schedules and safety standards. You may perform minor repairs and report issues to supervision as needed.

Responsibilities

• Operates a tractor-trailer in accordance with schedules and the assigned route.
• Picks up and delivers bulk mail at postal facilities, mailing concerns, railroad mail facilities and airports.
• Inspects the tractor-trailer before departure and after return; reports accidents, mechanical defects, and failures.

Job description

Functional Purpose Regularly operates a heavy-duty tractor-trailer either in over-the-road service, city shuttle service, or trailer spotting operations.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Operates a tractor-trailer in conformity with time schedules and in accordance with instructions regarding the route assigned; or operates a tractor-trailer in unscheduled service directed move by move by telephone, two-way radio or through designated supervisors.
• Picks up and delivers bulk quantities of mail at postal installations, mailing concerns, railroad mail facilities and airports.
• Ascertains the condition of the tractor-trailer prior to leaving and in returning to garage; reports all accidents, mechanical defects noted, and mechanical failures in the course of the trip.
• Makes decisions respecting changes in route in emergency; makes emergency decisions respecting loading mail or leaving it for later trip.
• In addition, may prepare daily trip reports; make minor repairs or adjustments to vehicle in emergencies; load and unload mail; perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor.