Mail/Material Specialist

The work we do matters! Hiring Agency: Administrative Services - Agency 65 Location: Lincoln, NE Hiring Rate: $15.345 Job Posting: JR2026-00030171 Mail/Material Specialist (Open) Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed): 11-12-2026 Job Description: Are you looking for an opportunity with great benefits? As a Mail Material Specialist with the Department of Administrative Services, you will have an opportunity to be a part a team responsible for fulfilling the State of Nebraska’s mail and material handling needs. Get your foot in the door with the State, gain some experience, or get some great health benefits – whatever it is you’re looking for, you can find it with us! Why join us: • Stable Employment Opportunity • Career Development and Learning • Tuition Reimbursement • 156% match on the first 4.8% contribution to the Retirement Plan • 13 Paid Holidays • Generous Leave Accruals and Benefits • Opportunity to be a part of a caring organization Job Duties: Determine destination and means of dispatching mail, materials, or other items, determine postage and shipping costs, attach appropriate postage, and prepare shipping payments. Apply postal/commercial carrier regulations and employing agency/State policies to process/dispatch items, operates varied mail, materials, and/or merchandise equipment. Sort and distribute incoming and inter-agency mail for customers, as needed. Drive an 18' straight truck and cargo van to pick up and deliver mail on the mail routes, assist with shipping and receiving on the dock. This position will also sort and distribute incoming and inter-agency mail for customers, as needed. Perform customer service via telephone and customer counter contact. Other duties as assigned within the scope of the classification. Requirements / Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Experience in shipping and receiving, handling inventory, warehouse work, or processing mail. OR Coursework or training in office support, shipping and receiving, warehouse, inventory, or mail processing practices and procedures Preferred Qualifications: The ideal candidate would have experience as a professional driver of some type, and at least a year of experience processing and handling mail, both USPS and UPS Other: This position requires driving. As such, the incumbent must be able to present a valid driver's license. Regular and Reliable attendance is required. Work Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00am-4:00pm Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of: Postal and UPS regulations / mail classes and able to use mail processing equipment. Shipping/ receiving equipment such as pallet jacks, electric and riding pallet jacks, two-wheeled and four wheeled carts, etc. is also necessary. Ability to: Drive Courier vans as well as an 18’ cargo truck. Repeatedly lift heavy boxes, stand at a mail processing machine for long periods of time, and to push loaded carts. Skill in: Some computer skills are necessary in order to operate hand-held scanners and mail processing equipment. If you're currently employed by the State of Nebraska, please don't apply through this external career site. Instead, log in to Workday and open the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page. You can access Workday anytime through the Link web page: https://link.nebraska.gov/ Benefits We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation. Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits Equal Opportunity Statement The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.