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DIST CLK MACH MPLSM (P7-07)
OCCUPATION CODE: 2315-13XX
FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:
 
Operates an electro mechanical machine in the distribution of letter sized mail requiring the knowledge and application of (1) two approved schemes, or (2) city primary or secondary schemes, or (3) memory items used for holdouts or non ZIP Coded mail, or (4) machine schemes consisting of the distribution by any direct and alphabetical or geographical grouping or read the ZIP Code in each letter as it is positioned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
 
1.   Reads address of each piece of mail as it is positioned by machine; depresses proper combination of keys to enable machine to divert each letter to the proper bin, requiring a high degree of manual and visual coordination and close visual attention for sustained periods.
 
2.   Serves for a portion of time, on a rotation basis, as a loader or sweeper-tyer, or culling mail to remove that which is nonmachinable; loading consoles; removing mail from distribution boxes in back of machine; verifying sorted mail for accuracy of sorting; and tying mail in bundles, traying and/or dispatching as may be required.
 
3.   May be required to qualify on one or more distribution schemes where essential to the assignment and may also be required to perform manual distribution.

SUPERVISION:
 
Supervisor, Distribution Operations, or other designated supervisor.

SELECTION METHOD:
 
Senior Qualified

BARGAINING UNIT:
 
CLERK

KEY POSITION REFERENCE:
 
KP-0016

Doc Date: 11/02/1994 Occ Code: 2315-13XX

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