Postal Technician I (FFTL)

Job Duties

• Receives and sorts all incoming mail.
• Picks up and delivers regular and messenger mail to the appropriate internal recipients.
• Affords assistance to Cabinet employees with the proper mailing and shipping procedures.
• Picks up all outgoing mail from Office Unemployment Insurance (OUI) employees in designated areas.
• Sorts and uses postage equipment as needed for weight, postage and accounting systems.
• Gathers Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax deposits and other documents and delivers to Department of Treasury and Revenue daily.
• Retrieves UI claimant checks, off-cycle payroll checks and various checks for accounting branch and delivers as appropriate.
• Picks up all outgoing mail from Office Unemployment Insurance (OUI) employees in designated areas.
• Sets up and maintains postal equipment including cleaning, oiling, and minor adjustments as needed to ensure equipment remains operational.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Skills

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work within a team as well as independently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 70 pounds, move mail carts weighing up to 800 pounds, operate machinery which requires standing, walking and lifting above head.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High school graduate.
• Experience, Training, or Skills: None.
• Substitute Education for Experience: None.
• Substitute Experience for Education: None.
• Special Requirements (Age, Licensure, Regulation, etc.): Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license to qualify for employment in this job classification. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

• Incumbents working in this job title requires daily travel to pick up and deliver mail.

Probationary Period

• This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Darrell Brophy at Darrell.Brophy@ky.gov .

EEO Statement

The Education and Labor Cabinet (ELC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D.