Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators at My Next Move for Veterans

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators

Also called: Mail Handler, Distribution Clerk, Mail Processor, Data Conversion Operator

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

Direct items according to established routing schemes, using computer controlled keyboards or voice recognition equipment.
Bundle, label, and route sorted mail to designated areas depending on destinations and according to established procedures and deadlines.
Serve the public at counters or windows, such as by selling stamps and weighing parcels.

Business

customer service

Safety and Government

public safety and security

Basic Skills

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving