Inserter Operator (Baton Rouge, LA)

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities. We invite you to apply for a career with us.

Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.

Applicants must be authorized to work for Louisiana Blue in the United States without employer-sponsored immigration support. Louisiana Blue will not provide current or future employment-based immigration sponsorship or other immigration support for this opportunity, including H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, E-3, TN, or J-1 sponsorship or F-1 OPT/STEM OPT/CPT support. Applicants who would require such sponsorship or employer support during their employment should not pursue this opportunity.

POSITION PURPOSE Operate a high speed intelligent inserter and perform daily inserting and presorting of outgoing mail in a timely manner, and ensuring compliance of all USPS regulations, HIPAA guidelines, and corporate policies and procedures. Must adhere to established audit controls and guidelines.

• NATURE AND SCOPE
• •This role does not manage people
• •This role reports to this job: MANAGER, MAIL SERVICES & MATERIAL MGT
• •Necessary Contacts: In order to effectively fulfill this position the incumbent must be in contact with:
• All levels of BCBSLA personnel, employees of the U.S. Postal Service, external vendors and service agents.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education
• •High School Diploma or equivalent required
• •Additional education and/or training preferred

• Work Experience
• •2 years of experience with mail procedures and operating inserting equipment required
• •Experience with other types of mail inserting equipment would be beneficial.
• •Experience using basic computer operational software, words, excel spreadsheets, windows and e-mail applications, knowledge of USPS regulations, ability to maintain postage logs and knowledge of mail accounting systems preferred

• Skills and Abilities
• •Must be able to operate an intelligent inserter and have an understanding of bar code readers and scanning camera validation.
• •Must have the ability to accurately set-up inserting system for optimal production.
• •Must have good verbal and written communication skills, enabling cooperative work relationships with customers and co-workers. preferred
• •Must possess organizational skills with demonstrated ability to direct multiple tasks and operational functions.
• •Ability to work overtime and/or weekends as work demands
• •This job requires working second shift hours

Licenses and Certifications

None Required

• ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• •Operate a high speed Pitney Bowes intelligent inserter that uses barcode scanning and camera validation, in a demanding high speed environment.
• •Performs daily inserting and presorting of outgoing mail according to postal guidelines to obtain the maximum postage discount.
• •Accurately set-up inserting system and make adjustments for optimal production.
• •Consistently produce quality output.
• •Maintain postage meters; replenish money on postage meters as needed.
• •Review and reconciling postage logs for their particular machines.
• •Provides assistance to all fellow staff members as workload dictates to promote a team environment and assist all customers, facilitating good customer service.
• •Physical effort is required to lift, hold, and carry objects up to 60 pounds.

• Additional Accountabilities and Essential Functions
• The Physical Demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Accountabilities and Essential Functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• •Perform other job-related duties as assigned, within your scope of responsibilities.
• •Job duties are performed in a normal and clean office environment with normal noise levels.
• •Work is predominately done while standing or sitting.
• •The ability to comprehend, document, calculate, visualize, and analyze are required.
• •Physical effort is required to lift, hold, and carry objects up to 60 pounds.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Additional Information

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In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, we encourage the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free.

We perform background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration, criminal courts, federal, state, and county repositories of criminal records, Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.

Additionally, we are a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results.