MAIL HANDLER ASSISTANT

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Functional Purpose\

Loads, unloads, and moves bulk mail and performs other duties incidental

to the movement and processing of mail.\

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\

• Unloads mail from trucks. Separates all mail received from trucks and

conveyors for dispatch to other conveying units\

and separates and delivers mail for delivery to distribution areas.\

• Places empty sacks or pouches on racks, labels them where prearranged

or where racks are plainly marked, dumps mail\

from sacks, cuts ties, faces letter mail, carries mail to distributors

for processing, places processed mail into sacks, removes\

filled sacks and pouches from racks and closes and locks sacks and

pouches. Picks up sacks, pouches, and outside pieces,\

separates outgoing bulk mails for dispatch and loads mail onto trucks.\

• Handles and sacks empty equipment; inspects empty equipment for mail

and restrings sacks.\

• Cancels stamps on parcel post, operates cancelling machines, and

carries mail from cancelling machine to distribution\

area.\

• Assists in supply and slip rooms and operates copy machine and

related office equipment.\

• In addition, may perform any of the following duties: make occasional

simple distribution of parcel post mail that requires\

no scheme knowledge; operate electric fork lifts; rewrap damaged

parcels; weigh incoming sacks; clean and sweep work\

areas, offices rest rooms, and trucks where work is not performed by a

regular cleaner.\

• Operates equipment and machinery assigned to the jurisdiction of the

Mail Handler Union.\

• Performs other duties as assigned.