Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution. Use hand or mail handling machines to time stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.
<ul><li>Wrap packages or bundles by hand, or by using tying machines.</li><li>Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.</li><li>Remove containers of sorted mail or parcels and transfer them to designated areas according to established procedures.</li><li>Sort and route incoming mail, and collect outgoing mail, using carts as necessary.</li><li>Affix postage to packages or letters by hand, or stamp materials, using postage meters.</li><li>Determine manner in which mail is to be sent, and prepare it for delivery to mailing facilities.</li><li>Accept and check containers of mail or parcels from large volume mailers, couriers, and contractors.</li><li>Seal or open envelopes, by hand or by using machines.</li></ul>