Job Bidding Glossary
TERM
DEFINITION
Best Qualified
A management decision to reduce the number of occupied duty assignment(s) in
an established section and/or installation.
The ability to submit bids for positions through the use of telephone and computer
applications.
Announcement document listing the senior/successful bidder(s) of a
corresponding posting.
A selection method for identified APWU positions
Bid
A request by a bargaining unit employee to be considered for a posted position.
Abolish
Automated Bidding
Award Notice
Bid Cluster
Bid Status
Bid Withdrawal
Bidding Computer
CA
cc
CC
CK
COB
Cost Center
Craft
Craft ID
Delimit
Draft Posting
EE
Effective Date
EG
EIN
Eligible Bid
Eligible Bidder
ESG
ESS
Excess
Excessing
Finalized Posting
FTF
FTR
HCES
HR Generalist
A group of facilities for which all employees in each facility can bid on posted
positions at any other facility in the (bid) cluster. Seniority within a craft is defined
across all facilities in the (bid) cluster.
The current status of an employee's submitted bid against a posted position.
The act of canceling a previously submitted bid within the open period of a
posting.
A postal owned computer used by bargaining unit employees to submit position
bids electronically
System identifier of City Carrier
(Carbon Copy) To include in correspondence, as information, parties other then
the primary recipient(s)
Complement Committee
System identifier of Clerk
Close of Business
The equivalent of an installation's "Finance Number"
Positions for which a union has secured exclusive recognition at the national level.
Included are city carriers, clerks, mail handlers, rural carriers, maintenance
employees and motor vehicle employees, each representing a separate craft.
A two letter code that identifies the craft. Ex. CA, CK, MH, etc.
To replace the end date of a validity period of a record with one that occurs sooner
than originally stated.
Preview of a posting which provides a final opportunity to make changes prior to
the final posting.
employee
The date on which an action is active.
Employee Group (equivalent - Employee Designation)
Employee Identification Number
A bid submitted by a bargaining unit employee within the guidelines and timeframe
set forth in the National Labor Agreements.
An employee whose bid is included in the processing for a posted positions as
determined by the National Labor Agreements.
Employee Sub Group (equivalent - Employee Activity)
Employee Self Service - allows employees to display and maintain personal
contact information, look up a colleague's contact information and access a
personal workflow box
Term used to describe a situation in which the number of employees in a section,
craft or installation, needs to be reduced more rapidly than can be effected through
attrition
The process of reassigning an employee who has been identified as being excess
to the needs of the section, craft or installation
The official document distributed and displayed, inviting employees to bid on
vacant positions.
Full time Flexible
Full time Regular
Human Capital Enterprise System - USPS HR computer system using SAP software
to support Postal employee's Human Resource needs.
Human Resources Generalist - The District Human Resources contact.
HRSSC
Incumbent
Initial Vacancy
IVR
JB1000
JB1050
JB1100
JB1200
JB1300
JB1400
JB1500
JBM
JBM Toolkit
Job
Job ID #
Key Position
Kiosk
LDC
LMOU
Local Services
Managers' Portal
Manual Bid
Manual Bidding Process
MH
MSS
MVO
MVS
NLT
NOA
Occupied Position
Human Resources Shared Service Center, Greensboro, NC
An employee currently holding a duty assignment
A bid assignment, which has been newly created or newly vacated
Interactive Voice Recognition
Job Bidding worksheet which is submitted (1) with a completed vacancy report
that carries posting instructions. (2) The tool used to request a special posting
outside of a regular posting cycle.
Job Bidding worksheet used by authorized automated Bid Clusters to request a
vacancy report for the purposes of providing posting information where no
posting cycles have been established.
Job Bidding worksheet used by District Local Services to communicate Live Bid
information to the SSC.
Job Bidding worksheet used to document and submit manual bidding results,
residual placements and other actions outside of the automated bidding process.
Job Bidding worksheet used to document information necessary for the
management of occupied positions.
A worksheet used to document bargaining unit training and qualification
information for HRSSC processing.
Job Bidding worksheet used to document posting schedule information annually
in November.
Job Bid Management
Intranet site located on the PostalPEOPLE website which contains job bidding
information and worksheets
A general classification of duties. i.e. City Letter Carrier (equivalent of Occupation
Code)
A number that is assigned to a job (Occ Code) for identification.
Key Position is used as a benchmark, or model, in the creation of standard
positions.
A stand-alone computer station providing HR information and services.
Labor Distribution Code
Local Memorandum of Understanding - A negotiated agreement between local
management and the local union and established under the provisions of Article 30
of the national agreement.
The District/PC office/department which supports and coordinates personnel
activities with HR Shared Services Center, Managers and Employees.
(See MSS)
A PS1717 or local equivalent used by bargaining unit employees to record and
submit bids for posted positions for which they wish to be considered.
Bidding process which is posted and processed outside of the automated HCE
system and for which employee bid manually.
System identifier of Mail Handler
Management Self Service - The Manager’s portal provides managers/supervisors,
who are designated as chiefs, the ability to log in and view information and
resources to help manage their workforce, perform administrative tasks, and assist
their employees with qualification and skill development.
Motor Vehicle Operator
Motor Vehicle Services
No later then
Nature of Action
A position that is currently held by an employee.
The electronic mail program used by HCES and the Postal Service to communicate
Outlook
and exchange documents
PC
Performance Cluster
Performance Cluster Complement Committee - has the responsibility of reviewing
PC Complement Committee all activities involving complement including movement of personnel within and
outside of the PC.
PCCC
Performance Cluster Complement Committee
PEDC
PIN
POR
Position Number
Postal Employee Development Center - a District's Training Department
Personal Identification Number
see Post on Request
The defined duty assignment of a job and held by a bargaining unit employee. i.e.
Job=Letter Carrier, Position=City Rte 1
( CMS term equivalent - " job")
A number that is assigned to a position for identification.
Position Status Code
Code identifying status of position i.e. 01=withheld; 02=bidding; 03=abolished, etc.
Position
Post on Request
Posted Position
Posting Close Date
Posting Coversheet
Posting Number
Posting Open Date
Automated bid clusters who post bids infrequently (no established schedule) and
are authorized by the HRSSC to use the JB-1050 to initiate an automated posting
cycle
A position that is currently posted for bid.
The date the posting closes to employee bidding.
(1) A locally generated document used by some Districts to communicate
additional information beyond what is contained on the standard Vacancy Notice
(posting) (2) the JB1000 is sometimes referred to as the posting coversheet.
PTF
A number that is assigned to a posting for identification.
The date that a posting opens and is available for employee bidding.
The reason the position was made available for posting i.e. newly created, or
vacated by an employee.
A listing developed in November of scheduled postings for the next calendar year
(open and close dates). It is developed locally for each automated Bid Cluster by
craft.
method of tracking positions through the posting process
Pending Qualification
Document used to review posting results to determine senior bidder eligibility
prior to final awards.
Part Time Flexible
Qualification
Requirements of a job or position such as specific training, skill, scheme, etc.
Posting Reason
Posting Schedule
Posting Status
PQ
Pre-Award Notice
RU
Resource Allocation Request. A type of worksheet requiring District Complement
Committee approval that is used by the field to request the Service Center to
perform actions such as conversions to full time, creation of new positions, filling
bargaining non-bid vacancies, abolishing positions, excessing employees or
withholding bargaining unit positions
The posting of an occupied duty assignment due to certain changes in hours, off
days, or duties. (Refer to Article 37.1.H)
A position which remains vacant after the completion of the voluntary bidding
cycle. (Refer to Article 37.1.I)
A management decision to reduce the number of duty assignment(s) in an
installation when such duty assignment(s) is/are vacant.
System identifier of Rural Carrier
Senior Bidder
The most senior eligible bidder at the end of the bidding process on a position.
RAR
Repost
Residual
Revert
Shared Services Specialist Employee of the Shared Services Center
Skill
SS
SS#
SSC
Successful Bidder
TDD/TTY
TTO
UAR
Unoccupied Position
A specific requirement of a position
Shared Services
Social Security Number
Shared Services Center
The employee who is awarded and placed into a bid position as determined by the
posting process.
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf/Text Telephone. Ability to communicate by
telephone by typing messages back and forth.
Tractor Trailer Operator
Unassigned Regular
An position that currently does not have a holder.
Vacancy Notice (Posting)
Vacancy Report
Vacant Position
Withhold
Work Schedule
The official document distributed and displayed, inviting employees to bid on
vacant positions.
The report which lists all currently unoccupied positions
A position that is currently unoccupied.
A residual vacancy that has been identified as a position to be withheld.
A position's hours/days worked.
last update 4/27/2007
CA
cc
CC
CK
COB
EDW
FTF
FTR
IT
JBM
LDC
MH
MVO
MVS
NA
NLT
NOA
PC
PCCC
PIN
PTF
PQ
RU
SS
SS#
SSC
TTO
UAR