PSE Mail Processors Alvin Lugo (left) and Dieulourde Joseph work parcels on the newly installed SIPS machine at the Seminole PSA.
Package Support
Annexes (PSA) around the country are preparing for the much-anticipated 2021
peak season with new hires and equipment to help with the mailing rush of
holiday packages.
Around 300
employees will be helping with the onslaught of mail at the Seminole Processing
and Distribution Center (P&DC) and PSA during the holidays.
Another
addition at the P&DC is a Single Induction Package Sorter (SIPS). It can
process parcels weighing up to 30 pounds at a rate of 2,500 pieces per hour. It
is one of 112 new package sorters installed as part of the Postal Service's
Delivering for America strategic plan.
"It's
a wonderful machine," said Seminole Plant Manager Lisa Lake. "It will give us
the capability of processing the mail and get it out promptly to our delivery units
and then to our customers."
Another
addition at the Annex is a Spider machine, which processes NMOs or
non-machinable packages that can't run on the SIPS or APS machines.
"Instead of having to work NMOs manually, we will have a Spider so we can
have a better sortation that's faster," added Lake.
The
Seminole facilities process mail for 328, 329, and 347 ZIP Codes in Orlando.
According to Lake, this is a growing area where there is an increase in
packages. They also process mail for Mid Florida and Daytona addresses.
Extra equipment,
brought in to help during the busiest time of the year, is a welcome addition
to the already tech-savvy facility.
"Our
forecast shows an influx of packages this holiday season," says Lake.
"We are opening up new facilities nationwide to handle peak volumes so we
can provide that service to our customers."
"I
believe we will have volumes similar to what we had last year, and our goal is
to get it out timely," adds Lake. "This time of year, customers who
may never mail packages any other time of year will learn what a superior
organization we are. This knowledge will carry them into the New Year, and
hopefully, they will mail more packages the other 11 months of the year."
Custodian Corshay Bean removes existing
paint to create new staging and dispatch lanes to be in compliance with
the Lean Mail Processing (LMP) for lines and signs within the
facility.
Mail
Handler Rachele Gould (right) gives instructions to MHA Christian
Torres as he unloads parcels from a tractor trailer.
Mail
Handler Assistant Heriberto Morell prepares to drop off parcels to
employees working the SIPS machine.
PSE Leonardo Elizarraras loads
packages onto the SIPS conveyor belt for processing.
