Description
Receives, sorts and despatches mail in a post office or postal sorting centre.
Skill Level
5
Alternative Titles
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Specializations
- Parcel Post Officer
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 5614 Mail Sorters
Description
receive, sort and despatch mail in organisations and postal sorting centres.
Tasks
- receiving and checking incoming mail and mail bags
- assisting with the verification of registered and special articles
- operating mail processing equipment such as letter preparation lines, letter indexing and sorting equipment
- performing manual sorting duties and preparing documentation for despatching mail
- processing underpaid mail, bulk mail lodgements, express mail and other mail services
- operating letter indexing and sorting machines, multi-line optical character machines and bar-coding equipment
- investigating complaints regarding lost items
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.