Mail Clerk/Messenger

Carlsbad - The Community

The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County where a great climate, beautiful beaches and lagoons, and abundant natural open space combine with world-class resorts, family attractions, well planned neighborhoods, excellent schools, and a charming village atmosphere to create the ideal California experience. Covering nearly 40 square miles, the City of Carlsbad is currently home to about 115,000 residents. The city sets the standard for high-quality local government services and is home to corporate headquarters in technology, life sciences and action sports, supported by a thriving tourism market and nearly 40 percent preserved open space. Thanks to an award-winning growth management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life.

You belong in Carlsbad: The City of Carlsbad embraces and recognizes the vital relationship of an inclusive, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. An equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

Under general supervision, process incoming and outgoing U.S. mail and parcels for city departments; collect, sort and deliver interdepartmental and mail; monitor postage expenditures; manage mailing hardware and software; coordinate courier services; drive a city vehicle in delivery of mail; and perform related work as assigned.

Sort incoming and outgoing U.S. mail after posting and deliver to post office; process outgoing mail using a scale and postage meter; affix correct postage for postal class and weight.

Maintain records on postage for each department, special delivery, registered and certified mail; maintain current information on meter mail rates and various permits and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports regarding these records.

Collect and deliver interdepartmental and U.S. mail; deliver city mail to city offices.

Act as the city's liaison to the U.S. Postal Service in implementing mail regulation changes, resolving scheduling problems and other mail related issues to ensure efficient mail delivery and service.

Plan work and delivery route schedules.

Direct and monitor work of mailroom office staff.

Drive a city automobile, van, or light truck.

Operate mail processing equipment; replenish postage on meters necessary to avoid shortages.

Maintain adequate mail-related items for stock inventories.

Provide assistance to departments to determine their mail needs and requirements.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

To perform a job in this classification, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties as generally described in the specification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties in a specific job. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Knowledge of:

• Regulations and postage rates pertaining to processing and delivering United States mail.
• Postage meters, and other related mail equipment.
• City geography and location of city facilities.
• Rules of safe vehicle operation.
• Safe work methods, including proper lifting techniques and defensive driving techniques.

• Sort internal mail by department and U.S. mail by zip code and deliver to city locations.
• Perform simple arithmetic, including percentages and decimals.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Safely drive a vehicle.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Schedule workload.
• Deal courteously and professionally with other city employees, the public and companies or agencies with whom the city conducts business.
• Read and follow map designations.
• Keep simple records.
• Operate mail processing equipment.

Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Desired:

One year of experience using current postal machines and equipment.

Special Requirement:

Possession of an appropriate valid California Drivers License.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING:

While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to sit; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office and mail equipment; and reach with hands and arms. An employee is frequently required to walk and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus to read and operate office and mail equipment as necessary during the course of the work assignments.

While performing the duties, employees of this class are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; and interact with staff and others encountered in the course of work.

While performing the duties of this position, incumbents are regularly required to lift, move, load and unload mail bins, packages and objects that may weigh up to 50 pounds; drive a van or other city vehicle to deliver or pick up mail and transport mail to buildings and off-site locations on a daily basis.

Daily mail delivery requires exposure to all conditions of weather and various office and warehouse environments.