An inspector general audit has seen mixed results from the USPS move starting in 2023 to create “relief” supervisory positions to decrease reliance on acting supervisors when a regular supervisor is away for leave or other reasons.
In contrast to acting supervisors, who are not selected through the standard hiring process and do not receive formal training aligned with their temporary role, relief supervisors are responsible for performing the same job duties and have the same training requirements as regular supervisors, the report said. They are assigned at the facility level at a ratio of one for every five authorized regular supervisors.
As of fiscal 2025, nine-tenths of the nearly 2,200 such positions nationwide in customer service, mail processing, maintenance, and logistics were filled.
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