Mail Equipment Operator II

The Oregon Health Authority is expanding the Oregon State Hospital's infrastructure and currently has a fantastic opportunity for a Mail Equipment Operator 2 with experience to join an excellent team and work to advance their operations. The Oregon Health Authority promotes health equity by developing policies and programs to eliminate health disparities and reach health equity for all Oregonians.

The Oregon State Hospital (OSH) provides patient-centered psychiatric treatment. The hospital's primary goal is to help people recover from their illness and return to their lives in the community. Employees play an essential role in achieving the hospital's vision to be a psychiatric hospital that inspires hope, promotes safety and supports recovery for all.

What you will do!

• Set up and operate high speed mail machine, sorting mail according to departments, and maintain efficiency of postage machine by replacing ribbons, downloading the funds from the NEOPOST website including coordinate maintenance and supplies for X-Ray Machine and Scanners (Walk through and Handheld).
• Prioritizes, schedules, and delivers mail on a systematic schedule throughout the hospital.
• Track sensitive documents such as express and certified mail getting appropriate signatures.
• Receive and verify certified and express mail to ensure coordination to the party the package is addressed to in a timely manner.
• Gives technical information to individuals about the mailing processes and advise customers about mailing techniques, procedures and good postal hygiene (i.e. complete addresses, eliminating duplicates) to get the best possible cost for mailing.
• Provide peak coverage on all other mail related functions, including the internal sorting and distribution of mail for 650 patients and staff.
• Document and charge various department for mailing costs to accurate reflect where the costs are distributed.
• Manage all large packages to log them into the computer system, scan the boxes for contraband.
• Develop and track costs to charge cost centers for outgoing mail, and provide monthly costs to the Business Office to reallocate costs associated with mailing.

What's in it for you?

• A position where your input and contributions impact the citizens of Oregon 
• 8 hours of vacation leave and 8 hours of sick leave per month 
• Nearly unbeatable medical, vision, and dental benefits
• Pension and retirement programs
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Flexible Spending accounts

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Two years of experience operating and maintaining high-speed mail-processing equipment that includes production folders, optical character recognition scanners, inserters, and ink jet addressing equipment.

REQUESTED SKILLS

• Experience in creating and maintaining a work environment that is respectful and accepting of diversity among team members and the people we serve.
• Demonstrated competency in both written and verbal communications, necessary to the performance of all areas of work.
• Desire to improve processes.
• Excellent professional customer service skills for both internal and external customers.
• Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.
• A valid Oregon Drivers’ License is required.

How to apply:

Complete the online application at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-120628

Application Deadline: 03/08/2023