5024 Postal Technician I
POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Postal Technician I
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 5024
GRADE 21
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Postal Services Supervisor
MAJOR ADMINISTRATOR Director, Communication Services
The Postal Technician I receives, sorts, and delivers incoming U.S. Postal Service and campus mail, prepares and processes outgoing First Class, Priority, Standard A, parcels, and accountable U.S. mail according to U.S. Postal Service regulations. The Postal Technician I operates and maintains computerized postage metering, weighing, and accounting equipment and completes U.S. Postal Service forms. The Postal Technician I may exercise supervision of student or part-time workers.
Education: A high school diploma or the equivalent is required.
Skills: Effective oral and written communication skills are required. The ability to accurately sort by alpha-numeric schemes, the ability to operate complex electronic and mechanical devices and to perform recordkeeping and tabulation tasks is required. The ability to work in a computerized environment and learn to use specialized software applications is required. The ability to work effectively while under the pressure of deadlines is required.
Effort: Must be able to lift and transport materials, packages, and equipment weighing up to 70 pounds for short distances. Periods of prolonged standing are common. Vision and manual dexterity within normal limits is required to process mail
2. Provides an efficient, prompt, service-oriented mail service for the University campus and community by preparing, weighing, scanning chargeback bar codes or manually entering the departmental budget number, metering appropriate classes of outgoing U.S. mail, including express mail, or private carriers to both domestic and international destinations with the proper postage, packaging according to U. S. Postal Service regulations, and reconciling daily postage reports to the postage used.
4. Collects data on sorting and delivery volume for benchmarking analysis.
5. Properly operates mail metering machines and electronic accounting systems by ensuring the security of metering equipment in compliance with USPS regulations and department security requirements, ensuring proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies, maintaining adequate inventory levels of supplies, and promoting workplace safety.
7. Assures the smooth functioning of Postal Services by helping others collect, sort, process, and deliver incoming U.S. and inter-campus mail to various campus locations.
9. Remains competent and current by staying updated on USPS regulation changes and attending training and/or courses as directed by the Postal Services Supervisor.
10. Contributes to the overall success of the Postal Services Department by performing other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.
The Postal Technician I is supervised by the Postal Services Supervisor and may supervise part-time and student employees.
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
REVISED OCTOBER 2006
JOB FAMILY 2
Factor 1: Educational Requirements of the Job
Level 2 - 100 Points: The job requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
Factor 2: Skill Requirements - Craft and Trade Skills
Level 2 - 350 Points: General mechanical or technical aptitude and a general knowledge of, and experience in, a skill, craft, or trade. A general ability to understand procedures, operations, and/or operate basic equipment, that typically require some previous experience or training is required. Jobs at this level typically require at least one and up to two years of related experience for successful performance.
Factor 3: Managerial Responsibility
Level 2 - 75 Points: Irregular but occasional responsibility to direct the work of student workers or temporary or part-time workers. The nature of supervision is largely confined to assigning tasks to others and does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities. Responsibilities at this level may include tracking budgeted spending, limited purchasing authority, and tracking inventory.
Factor 4: Guidelines
Level 1 - 20 Points: Specific detailed guidelines covering most aspects of the job. Deviations from guidelines must be authorized.
Factor 5: Contacts
Level 2 - 50 Points: The purpose may include obtaining or clarifying facts, or providing factual information to others. Contacts may be with coworkers or structured exchanges with students or the general public, and are generally for the purpose of exchange of information. Contacts at this level might include discussing a work order with individuals in a departmental office to more clearly define the problem, or providing directions or information to students or the general public.
Factor 6: Work Environment
Level 2 - 40 Points: The work area involves moderate discomfort and/or risk such as that from moving machinery, occasional work with hazardous substances, or moderate levels of noise. The work may require wearing of protective gear. The work area is generally adequately lighted and ventilated, but may involve uncomfortable temperatures at times.
Factor 7: Physical Demands
Level 3 - 100 Points: Work requires continuous moderate with some strenuous physical exertion including standing, climbing, crawling, and regular lifting of objects over 50 pounds.
Factor 8: Responsibility for Facilities and Resources
Level 1 - 20 Points: The job requires limited levels of responsibility for facilities, money, tools, and/or equipment.
Factor 9: Complexity
Level 1 - 100 Points: The work consists of tasks that are clear-cut and directly related. There is little or no choice to be made in deciding what needs to be done. The actions to be taken are usually easy to discern and unambiguous, otherwise the employee requests assistance from a supervisor. Work is performed as it arrives or in an order set by someone else. The work can be learned relatively quickly.