Mail Distribution Clerk

Reports to: Warehousing Services Supervisor
FLSA Status: Nonexempt

About the role

Sorts incoming mail for distribution and dispatches outgoing mail.

Responsibilities

• Processes mail and parcels including pick-up, sorting, distributing and delivering of mail to KISD Administration building on an established schedule.
• Places incoming campus mail, United States Postal Service mail and parcels in appropriate boxes for distribution.
• Inserts interschool mail in mail bags for daily delivery.
• Gathers and sorts mail from United States Post Office and Administration building offices, schools and departments and takes US mail to the post office twice or more daily.
• Processes large volumes of bulk mail outs (daily, weekly, and monthly) from school campuses and departments.
• Performs daily mail outs of purchase orders.
• Picks-up vendor checks from Business Services Office, affixes postage, and delivers checks to US Post Office.
• Sorts and places Region XII mail in appropriate boxes.
• Completes end of month reports for postage machine to be hand carried to Accounts Payable Treasury Specialist.
• Orders supplies for postage machine.
• Performs postage meter verification transaction (when due by Post Office).
• Prepares UPS packages and have them ready for UPS pick-up on a daily basis.
• Performs other such tasks as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Minimum of 1 year mail distribution experience.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to operate light truck (less than 26,000 lbs).
• Use computer, hand tools, dolly, and handtruck.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

• Frequently exposed to dampness, humidity, moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and slippery or uneven walking surfaces.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.