Presort Associate - 1st shift

Pitney Bowes is now hiring for a Direct Hire Full Time Warehouse Presort Associate 1 in our Grove City, OH facility.

1st shift: Tuesday-Saturday 6am-2pm

Base Rate: 16.50/hr

You Are:

An individual who enjoys a fast paced, physical production environment while developing new skills in the mailing industry. You are a hard-working and vital contributor to our company’s success in meeting productivity standards and customer satisfaction ratings.

Presorter:

•  Prepare outgoing permit and metered mail by reviewing proper date, postage, and good quality barcodes prior to being placed into production

• Ensure that the mail is reviewed for proper dates, over weights, verification of zip codes, and that mail is not stuck together

• Communicate errors and recognize bad barcodes found in the mail &/or packages

• Troubleshoot and remove mail piece jams from machine

• Understand zip code USPS labels and Matching bin numbers on machines to tray numbers

• Assure the sorter equipment and other equipment used to run and prepare mail are running properly

Dispatch:

• Understand USPS labels and preparation requirements for stacking and preparing sorted mail

• Sleeving Mail, process By-Pass Mail and separate mail as required

• Assist with inbound and outbound processing of mail &/or packages

• Coordinate with drivers to ensure all deliveries are completed and on time  

• Remain informed of acceptance times and monitors drivers coming into the facility and leaving the facility for the Post Office to ensure they are meeting scheduled route times

• Repetitive heavy lifting, pushing, and pulling pallets weighing over 600 lbs. utilizing a pallet jack 

• Communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external customers regarding orders to be picked up

• Sign for deliveries that come to the dock and deliver to the appropriate department/person

General:

• Must possess and maintain current certifications as outlined for Presort Academy  

• Monitor the quality of the mail &/or packages prior to processing and before dispatching

• Follow QMS (Quality Management Systems) practices and policies to assure quality of output by double checking the date, weight, thickness, barcodes, presort slug, indicia, postage rate, class of mail, etc.  

• Assist with inbound and outbound processing of mail &/or packages

• Remain informed of acceptance times and when trucks must leave   

• Assure mail &/or packages is prepared to meet SLAs (Service Level Agreement) 

• Promote a clean work area to prevent possible injuries and/or tripping hazards to self and others

• Perform all additional duties as required

Your Background:

• Must have current work experience at Pitney Bowes as a Presorter or in  Dispatch

• The ability to be dependable and reliable

• Knowledge of the pre-sort mailing business is a plus 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong customer service skills  

• The ability to lift up to 50 lbs. with or without accommodation

• The ability to walk, stand, stoop, and bend 80% of the time with or without accommodation

• A basic enough understanding of English to be able to understand and follow safety and other operational directions communicated in English, irrespective of your native language

• The ability to work overtime which may include weekends, holidays and or a different shift with little or no advance notice

Our Team:

Pitney Bowes Presort Services performs mail sorting; performing some of the work that would typically be performed by the USPS®.  For completing this work, Presort Services receives discounted postage rates.  By performing this sorting work on behalf of our clients, we are able to share a portion of that discount with them.  Our national network of operating centers processes over 17 billion pieces of mail annually.  We provide mailers with end-to-end solutions from pick-up at their location into delivery into the postal system network, providing optimal postage savings.