Mail/Material Specialist

State of Nebraska•Lincoln, NE

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mail/Material Specialist works with a team responsible for the State of Nebraska’s mail and material handling needs. The position processes and dispatches mail, materials, and other items according to postal and commercial carrier regulations and agency and State policies. It also involves operating mail and materials equipment, sorting and distributing mail, driving delivery routes, assisting with shipping and receiving, and providing customer service. Regular and reliable attendance is required.

Requirements

Experience in shipping and receiving, inventory handling, warehouse work, or mail processing; alternatively, coursework or training in office support, shipping and receiving, warehouse, inventory, or mail processing practices and procedures.
Valid driver’s license.
Knowledge of postal and UPS regulations and mail classes, and ability to use mail processing equipment.
Ability to drive courier vans and an 18-foot cargo truck.
Ability to repeatedly lift heavy boxes, stand at a mail processing machine for long periods, and push loaded carts.
Some computer skills to operate handheld scanners and mail processing equipment.
Regular and reliable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Professional driving experience.
At least one year of experience processing and handling mail, including USPS and UPS.

Responsibilities

Determine destinations and dispatch methods for mail, materials, and other items.
Determine postage and shipping costs, attach appropriate postage, and prepare shipping payments.
Apply postal and commercial carrier regulations and agency and State policies when processing and dispatching items.
Operate mail, materials, and merchandise equipment.
Sort and distribute incoming and inter-agency mail for customers as needed.
Drive an 18-foot straight truck and cargo van to pick up and deliver mail on established routes.
Assist with shipping and receiving on the dock.
Provide customer service by telephone and at the customer counter.
Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the classification.