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Position Title:

Clerk Specialist, Grade C

Position Number:

898663

School/Division:

Mail Room (division)

Department:

Print and Mail Services

Full-Time or Part-Time:

Full-Time

Description:

Reporting to the Director of Print/Mail, the Clerk Specialist handles many clerical services and responsibilities relating to the daily operations of Print and Mail Services.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assists with printing equipment including the operation of the folder, cutter, laminator, shrink wrapper, stapler, hole puncher, jogger, perf/scoring machine, and comb and tape binders.
• Labels and distributes completed work including preparing on-campus completed print jobs for signature required on-campus delivery.
• Responds to telephone and visitor inquiries, dispenses information and materials relative to the department, reports completed jobs out, and converts/merges files as necessary for direct to print jobs.
• Assists with Customer Service interactions with attention to detail in a professional and procedural manner via phone, in-person, work tickets, job jackets, email, and/or service desks and outreach to customer(s) when clarity is necessary.
• Understands, operates, and troubleshoots the printing machines for direct to print usage as well as the mail machines in the preparation and metering of all mail types and the preparation of bulk mail and collating multi-part mailings (inserting).
• Assists with sorting of both U.S. and on-campus mail, packaging of print and/or mailing materials for return by the on-campus delivery process, the creation of a Plant work order, and maintaining all print and accountable mail logs and paper and mail material inventories as stored in the Butler Annex warehouse.
• Supports the on-campus delivery process as needed.
• Assists with department inventory as needed.
• May perform other duties, from time to time, not specifically identified above but which require the same skill level, such as understanding, operating, and trouble-shooting all Print and Mail Services technologies, including use of the large format printer in poster prep, printing, and mounting, addresser, inserter, and wafering machines.

Hours: Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Must be flexible to work holidays and overtime, when necessary.

Minimum Salary: $36,830

Subject to bumping

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of print and mail center functions, USPS regulations, and the operation of a forklift.
• A valid New York State driver’s license is required to operate a golf cart and mail van.
• Ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Mail Manager 2010, WebCRD, or comparable software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of printing technology.

Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Date Posted:

04/14/2023

EEO Statement:

Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.