Logistics Specialist - Facilities

University of Kansas Medical Center • Kansas City, MO

13d • $22 - $29

About The Position

The Logistics Specialist is responsible for receiving, sorting, tracking, and distributing all mail and packages for the KUMC campus. The role also processes outgoing mail and packages, assists customers at the service window, and supports other Central Logistics Services and Facilities Management Storeroom activities and projects. Duties and responsibilities may change and are not limited to those listed in the posting.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver’s license.
• One year of office experience or experience receiving, inspecting, and sorting packages and mail.
• Customer service skills.
• Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in a receiving dock or mail room setting.

Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect, and sort USPS and interoffice mail for the KUMC campus, including daily mail pickup from the post office.
• Receive, inspect, and sort packages and parcels delivered by carriers such as UPS, FedEx, and Fisher.
• Verify recipients and research discrepancies to ensure delivery accuracy.
• Document damage identified on mail or packages upon receipt.
• Use an automated package tracking system to log and record packages and support accurate, efficient delivery.
• Create delivery routes using the package tracking system.
• Deliver mail, packages, and parcels along established routes and according to departmental standards.
• Obtain required signatures to confirm delivery of mail and packages.
• Collect outgoing mail using established routes.
• Stamp, process, and record campus outgoing mail and packages using automated postage metering systems.
• Sort and prepare outgoing mail and packages.
• Ensure appropriate account numbers are applied for departmental charge-back purposes.
• Assist customers at the service window and help them complete required USPS and FedEx Express forms.
• Resolve minor customer complaints or issues.
• Assist with other Central Logistics Services duties and project initiatives within the section or the Facilities Management Storeroom.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage beginning on day one.
• Health expense accounts with employer contributions for employees participating in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance; additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid vacation and sick time, accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day after six months of employment.
• Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement program with an employer contribution and additional voluntary 457 or 403b retirement programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED