AI Assistant for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors.

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Clear jams in sorting equipment.(Core task)
  • 2Operate various types of equipment, such as computer scanning equipment, addressographs, mimeographs, optical character readers, and bar-code sorters.(Core task)
  • 3Sort odd-sized mail by hand, sort mail that other workers have been unable to sort, and segregate items requiring special handling.(Core task)
  • 4Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer-controlled keyboards or voice-recognition equipment.
  • 5Check items to ensure that addresses are legible and correct, that sufficient postage has been paid or the appropriate documentation is attached, and that items are in a suitable condition for processing.
  • 6Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas, depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
  • 7Move containers of mail, using equipment, such as forklifts and automated "trains".
  • 8Open and label mail containers.
  • 9Load and unload mail trucks, sometimes lifting containers of mail onto equipment that transports items to sorting stations.
  • 10Distribute incoming mail into the correct boxes or pigeonholes.

Top Skills Required

Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Coordination
Active Listening
Operations Monitoring
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management
Social Perceptiveness

Knowledge Areas

English Language

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft WordSAP software

Other Tools

Address Management System AMSAutomated Package Processing System APPSBarcode reader softwareDelivery operations information system DOISDelivery Routing System DRSDirectory softwareElectronic Time Clock ETCMulti-line optical character reader OCR softwareNCR Advanced Store

Daily Work Activities

Performing General Physical Activities
Handling and Moving Objects
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Getting Information
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Processing Information
Controlling Machines and Processes

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