As a Postal Clerk Ill, this individual is responsible for ensuring prompt pick-up and delivery of customer mail. This position also supports other courier needs through the delivery of completed Printing Services and Copy Center jobs, working with customers to pick up materials and documentation for new print and copy requests, and delivering excellent customer service to all customers of the Print Copy Mail teams.

This position is a full-time appointment and will report to the Mail Services Supervisor. This role requires someone who can work under limited supervision, proactively anticipates and resolves problems, has experience in a role providing excellent customer service, the ability to execute routine procedures, and has the passion to exceed customer expectations.

Day-to-day operational duties include:

• Completing Mail Deliveries on assigned routes
• Reconciling deliveries with work requests
• Transporting stock via lift truck or motor vehicles
• Assisting in inventory control procedures
• Ensuring the work area and the vehicle is clean and in safe working order

PRODUCTION SUPPORT (5O%)

• Operate a single motor vehicle to pick-up, transport, and deliver mail
• Receive, sort and deliver mail to address by hand or four-wheel cart
• Deliver Print-Copy printed jobs to specified customer location
• Pick up materials from specified customer locations, including USPS mail for metering
• Forward mail of changed addresses
• Prepare mail items for delivery in accordance with postal regulations
• Notify departments of mail schedules and regulations
• Unload APC from USPS
• Maintain USPS tray/bin Inventory
• Clean assigned area of work and equipment

RELATED DUTIES (5O%)

• Process commercial parcel services packages and maintain commercial parcel services log
• Offload pallets from freight - move within the building
• Retrieve and transport items from inventory locations
• Pickup and deliver material from customers and postal facilities as required
• Perform material handling and shipping functions such as carton and skid moving, banding, traying, bagging and skid wrapping to postal specifications
• Operate Forklift when placing and retrieving pallets
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment, including cleaning, adjusting, minor repairs and lubricating

• Must have a valid CDL driver's license and pass a motor vehicle record check
• Expected to work independently, and regularly exercise judgment in setting priorities, resolving problems, and the application of policies, procedures, and methods
• Must have the ability to work periodically scheduled and unscheduled overtime as required by internal and external customer needs

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, with start times between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. and end times between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m. Some flexibility is available.

Hourly Rate of Pay : $24.96

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the AFSCME union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.