Mail Courier - Modesto

Job summary

Responsibilities

• Collect and sort items along delivery route using carts as necessary;
• Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing;
• Lift and unload containers of mail or parcels onto equipment for transportation to sortation stations;
• Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures;
• Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail;
• Seal or open envelopes, by hand or by using machines;
• Collect, seal, and stamp outgoing mail, using postage meters and envelope sealers;
• Inspect metered mail machine output for defects and determine how to eliminate causes of any defects;
• Remove from machines printed materials, such as labeled articles, postmarked envelopes or tape, and folded sheets;
• Release packages or letters to customers upon presentation of written notices or other identification;
• Answer inquiries regarding shipping or mailing policies;
• Deliver messages and items, such as newspapers, documents, and packages, between establishment departments and to the Post Office;
• Unload and sort items collected along delivery routes;
• Plan and follow the most efficient routes for delivering goods;
• Check with home offices after completed deliveries to confirm deliveries and collections and to receive instructions for other deliveries;
• Perform general office or clerical work, such as filing materials, operating duplicating machines, or running errands;

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