Job description Addressing Machine Operator - Mail And Parcel Sorting near Windsor (ON)

Find out what work is like for an addressing machine operator - mail and parcel sorting in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Mail, postal and related workers (NOC 74100).

Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations

Description

Mail and parcel sorters and workers in related occupations process and sort mail and parcels in post offices, mail processing plants, warehouses and internal mail rooms. They are employed by Canada Post Corporation, courier and parcel express companies and establishments throughout the public and private sectors.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Mail sorters
  • Sort mail according to destination
  • Bundle, label, bag and route sorted mail to the proper delivery stream
  • Operate vehicles and material handling equipment in order to sort mail and load postal trucks
  • Search directories to find the correct address for redirected mail.
  • Mailroom clerks
  • Receive, process, sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail, faxes, messages and courier packages manually or electronically
  • Maintain address databases and produce personalized mailings
  • Print and photocopy material, stuff envelopes and affix address labels
  • Weigh outgoing mail, calculate and affix proper postage, and bundle by postal code
  • May operate and maintain print shop and mailing house equipment.

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 74100), and a list of similar occupations:

  • mail sorter
  • postal clerk - mail and parcel sorting

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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