Performs major repair and overhaul work on street letter boxes using power and hand tools and welding equipment for cutting, shaping, bending and attaching metal material.

1.   Repairs street letter, collection and storage boxes by making new doors, droplids, bottoms, sides, and door hinges; repairs and straightens damaged parts of boxes.

2.   Uses such equipment as power shears, power drill presses and other hand and power machines for bending, shaping and fitting metal; uses welding equipment as required.

3.   Paints collection, storage and street letter boxes.

4.   In addition, may install and remove letter and storage boxes, clear blocked mail chutes and apartment house receptacles; removes broken keys, make various sheet metal parts for conveyors, screen-lines in stations, and other postal equipment; fabricate chutes and affix them to collection boxes; perform work incident to other trades as required; drive trucks to various locations to transport equipment tools and supplies.

Supervisor, Distribution Operations, or other designated supervisor.

Senior Qualified when filled from preferred assignment register (PAR). Best Qualified when filled from promotion eligibility register (PER).

BLDG/EQUIP MAINT

KP-0014