Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. 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 other duties related to mail handling within the postal service.
Also called: Automation Clerk, Distribution Clerk, Mail Handler, Mail Processor
Knowledge:
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills:
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- hold or move items with your hands
- put together small parts with your fingers
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
Technology:
Data base user interface and query software
- Address Management System AMS
- Directory software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
- Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
Point of sale POS software
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
