The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

HRA/General Support Services (GSS) provides safe, healthy, and appropriate facilities for HRA’s various social service programs. Its many functions include facilities planning and coordination, design and construction, renovation, repair and maintenance, custodial and other building services, health/safety program coordination, lease and property management, land use and environmental review activities, contract administration for facilities services, and warehouse operations. GSS plays a major role in HRA emergency preparedness.

The Bureau of Printing and Distribution Services consists of the Print and Mail Distribution units that provides production and mail processing, high resolution digital printing, copying, collating, binding, packing, and distribution of such materials as letter, forms, brochures, procedures, manuals, newsletters, pamphlets, flyers, directories, and other publications.

General Support Services/ Bureau of Printing and Distribution Services is recruiting for one (1) Assistant Printing Press Operator to function as Machine Leader, who will:

- Interface with United States Postal Service utilizing Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS) & Presort Accuracy Validation and Evaluation (PAVE) move update software, maintaining documentation of Mailing List Correction (MLC) services accessed. Replenish funds for postage meters and insure all mail trays are tagged and properly presorted with supporting documentation according to USPS rules and regulations.

- Prepares Welfare Management System (WMS), Paperless Office System (POS), Office of Revenue Investigation, Family Independence Administration (FIA), Office of Staff Resources (OSR), etc., and various centers specific mailing documents operating Production Mail Inserting Equipment, which receives its control function from the PC based Mail Run Data File (MRDF). Loads various barcodes as needed to align with the barcode on the letters and sets up the machine to handle flat and standard size envelopes.

- Train staff on the use and operation of Mail Inserters, Inkjet Addressing and Imaging Systems, Folders and Cutters and other digital mailing systems and processing equipment.

- Maintain FastForward United States Postal Service (USPS) reports, and move updates via File Transfer Protocol, Compact Disk, or diskette.

- Operates mail inserter PC controller by loading MRDF, configuring, and recording job data. Notifies supervisor / manager of any problems running a job whether it’s hardware, software, or operator training issue.

- Produces job work orders from various mailing systems and associates those work orders with the correct jobs ensuring to indicate correct envelope type, postage type, and mail expected date. In addition, closes out completed jobs indicating the date completed and the operators that produced the work.

- Generates and provides operator and machine productivity reports from mail insertion equipment to management.

- Processes Negotiable Documents and verifies count according to agency policies and procedure.

- Supervises staff in the Supervisor of Office Machine Operations title including prioritizing work, taking time and attendance, and provides ongoing training as needed.

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of satisfactory full-time experience operating a cylinder-type printing press using the offset-press printing process; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above.

- 5 years’ experience operating production mail inserting equipment from manufacturers such as Gunther, Bell & Howell, BlueCrest and Pitney Bowes. - Experience with other bindery equipment such as folders and tabbing machines. - Experience with USPS CASS and PAVE reports. - Ability to lift boxes of copy paper approximately 30 to 50lb.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.