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External Recruitment Announcement
Engineering / Architecture


Position Number:   EX-08-007

Closing Date:   05/21/08

TITLE:   INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER (FIELD)

The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals to work in FEDERAL WAY, WA. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:

REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Knowledge of industrial engineering theory, principles, techniques and practices related to layout planning, work simplification, process analysis, work measurement, quality control, ergonomics and material handling.
  2. Ability to implement industrial engineering principles as related to work methods improvement, operational performance improvement, work measurement, and employee scheduling and staffing.
  3. Ability to lead multi-functional performance improvement teams.
  4. Ability to develop layouts for operations, processes, systems and equipment.
  5. Ability to evaluate experimental, prototype, and retrofit equipment.
  6. Ability to provide oral and written technical guidance, training, and policy interpretation related to industrial engineering, standardization, and continuous improvement processes.
  7. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

    Applicants must possess one of the following:
    a. Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);
    b. Masters of Science in an engineering field from a college or university accredited by ABET.
 
If your qualifications match the above requirements, follow the "How to Apply" instructions below.

SPECIAL NOTE: Current career Postal Service employees are ineligible to apply to this posting.

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.

The salary range is $44,769 - $75,502. 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 account, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.

HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should complete PS Form 2591, Application for Employment, and submit a narrative statement of qualifications for each knowledge, skill, or ability (KSA) requirement stated on this vacancy announcement. PS Form 2591 can be found at http://www.usps.com/forms/employforms.htm. Submission of a resume is optional, but not required as part of the application. Applicants are encouraged to apply electronically to the email address below. If applying electronically, applications must be received at the electronic address by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the vacancy announcement closing date. For those applicants not able to apply electronically, applications may be mailed to the application mailing address and must be postmarked on or before the vacancy announcement closing date.

E-MAIL TO: usps.eapply@usps.gov
 
MAIL TO:
HRSSC EAS Selections - VA# EX-08-007
PO Box 970200
Greensboro, NC 27497-0200
 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Applicants claiming veterans' preference must attach a copy of member copy 4 (only) of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DDForm 214) or other proof of eligibility if claiming 10-point veterans' preference. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an equal opportunity employer. The USPS provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, bidding, interview, and/or selection process, please contact the office identified on the vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.