Mail Sorters

Mail Sorters receive, sort and despatch mail in organisations and postal sorting centres.

What the job involves

• 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