Mail Handler

United States Postal Service; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Postal Service in Kansas City seeks a Mail Handler to load, unload, and move bulk mail and perform duties incidental to the movement and processing of mail.

Responsibilities include unloading mail, sorting for dispatch, weighing sacks, operating ancillary equipment, and performing occasional security tasks with supervisor oversight. The role requires physical stamina for arduous exertion, standing and walking for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Unload mail from trucks and separate for dispatch to conveyors.
• Handle sacks and pouches: label, weigh, and load for processing.
• Inspect equipment and restring sacks as needed.
• Cancel stamps on parcel post and transfer mail to distribution cases.
• Assist in supply and slip rooms; operate copy machines and related equipment.
• Perform occasional simple distribution, operate forklifts, rewrap damaged parcels, weigh sacks, and clean areas.
• Act as armed guard for valuable registry shipments with approval of the Chief Postal Inspector.

Job description

Loads, unloads, and moves bulk mail and performs other duties incidental to the movement and processing of mail.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Unloads mail from trucks. Separates all mail received from trucks and conveyors for dispatch to other conveying units and separates and delivers mail for delivery to distribution areas.

2. Places empty sacks or pouches on racks, labels them where prearranged or where racks are plainly marked, dumps mail from sacks, cuts ties, faces letter mail, carries mail to distributors for processing, places processed mail into sacks, removes filled sacks and pouches from racks and closes and locks sacks and pouches. Picks up sacks, pouches, and outside pieces, separates outgoing bulk mails for dispatch and loads mail onto trucks.

3. Handles and sacks empty equipment; inspects empty equipment for mail and restrings sacks.

4. Cancels stamps on parcel post, operates cancelling machines, carries mail from cancelling machine to distribution cases.

5. Assists in supply and slip rooms and operates copy machine and related office equipment.

6. In addition, may perform any of the following duties: make occasional simple distribution of parcel post mail that requires no scheme knowledge; operate electric fork lifts; rewrap damaged parcels; weigh incoming sacks; clean and sweep work areas, offices, rest rooms, and trucks where work is not performed by a regular cleaner.

7. With approval of the Chief Postal Inspector, acts as an armed guard for valuable registry shipments and as a watchman and guard around post office building.

SUPERVISION:

Supervisor, Distribution Operations, or other designated supervisor.

FUNCTION:

Loads, unloads, and moves bulk mail, and performs other duties incidental to the movement and processing of mail.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

See the Standard Position Description for the Occupation Code given above.

REQUIREMENTS:

There are no separately evaluated knowledge, skill, or ability requirements for this position.

EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must successfully complete the Virtual Entry Assessment MH (475).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be physically able to perform efficiently the duties of the position, which require arduous exertion involving prolonged standing, walking, bending and reaching, and may involve the handling of heavy containers of mail and parcels weighing up to 70 pounds

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:

Mail Handlers must work in an industrial plant environment for their assigned tour and days of work. Mail Handlers must follow Postal Service policies and procedures for personal conduct at work, including adhering to rules and regulations.