Mail Specialist #499

About the role

The Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) is currently seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Mail Specialist to join our Senate Post Office team. In this role, you will be responsible for sorting, screening, opening, and testing all incoming mail and packages for delivery to Senate offices; detecting hazardous or potentially hazardous items; responding properly to suspicious item detection; and maintaining accurate daily records of all materials received for delivery. Work is performed according to detailed safety protocols and reviewed daily by Senate Post Office management for the quality and quantity of work performed and adherence to policies and procedures. Mail Specialists may need to sit and stand for extended periods in a controlled negative-air environment while donned in full-body Level 2 personal protective equipment. Physical strength and agility to safely lift and carry up to 100 pounds of shared weight, along with excessive bending, crouching, and reaching, are required. Furthermore, this work exposes the employee to potential threats within mail and package processing. By joining our team, you will become an integral part of the Senate Post Office’s vital support to Senate offices.

Responsibilities

• Sorts, x-rays, visually screens, opens, and tests all incoming mail and packages for delivery across the Senate campus.
• Operates specialized mail and package processing equipment and machinery used to help detect potentially hazardous materials and substances.
• Follows established safety protocols and processing procedures to visually inspect, open, and examine incoming mail and packages.
• Identifies suspicious, threatening, and potentially hazardous materials or substances and alerts the chain of command.
• Uses mobile computers for package accountability.
• Maintains accurate records, by category, of the volume of all materials received daily; verifies that all mail received has been screened.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED.
• 1-3 years mail processing experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft products.
• Ability to learn basic U.S. Postal Service regulations.
• Ability to learn and adhere to safety precautions associated with mail facility operations.
• Ability to obtain pulmonary, x-ray, and respiratory fit certifications.
• Ability to work in an air-controlled environment while properly donning and doffing personal protective equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mail room operational procedures, including U.S. Postal Service regulations and procedures.
• Knowledge of safety precautions associated with the operation of a mail facility.
• Ability to obtain and maintain pulmonary, x-ray, and respiratory fit certifications.
• Ability to work in an air-controlled environment and properly don and doff personal protective equipment.
• Ability to learn to safely operate an x-ray machine.
• Ability to operate and accurately enter information into a computer, handheld device, cellular phone, and mail processing equipment.
• Ability to establish and