Production Tech - Mail

Opening Date/Time 10/13/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Opening Date/Time 10/13/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 10/19/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $2,925.00 - $3,650.00

Salary (Annually) $35,100.00 - $43,800.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Nashville, TN

Department General Services

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, , DAVIDSON COUNTY

This is an on-site position.

This position may require a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school.

Qualifying experience in mail processing, postal services, printing services, production scanning, production work involving setting up, operating or monitoring machines, bindery machine operation, or hand production work may substitute for the required education on a year for year basis.

• Certain positions in this class may be required to meet the following requirements:
• Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority.
• Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check.
• A valid motor vehicle operator license.

Non-Competitive Selection for Preferred Service positions.

Under immediate supervision, is responsible for production work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required. This is the entry level class in the Production series. An employee in this class learns to operate production machines. This class differs from the Production Technician 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for operating and maintaining production machinery at a working level.

• Scans documents into various formats: preps work to be scanned; types in indexing information for documents.
• Operates mail processing machines: enters data into sorters, inserting machines, and mail metering machines; installs fold plates in the inserting machines; monitors machine during processing of the mail for sufficient inserts, and identifies machine problems that would cause the machine to jam or stop.
• Binding paper together using a variety of methods (i.e. punching holes and inserting plastic combs, stitching, gluing and padding and plastic shrink wrapping): collates papers into correct order; cuts paper to correct size and trim finished products; operates bindery machinery; boxes and labels jobs for delivery.
• Operates digital sheet fed and/or continuous roll fed press: prepares equipment for processing jobs; changes blankets, photo receptive belts, toner cartridges, waste containers, and roller covers; performs quality checks of correctness of color, ink density, paper size/color, finish and registration; cleans ink fountain, plates and printing unit cylinders.
• Documents information into electronic tracking systems and/or on paper forms to be used for production and operational reports: completes mail processing information forms, technical call sheets, maintenance checklist form, and daily close out forms; records ascending and descending readings from postage meters; completes request form for supplies needed; documents daily impression count; records information on job ticket to verify copies printed and number of plates used.

• * Interpersonal Savvy
• Customer Focus
• Communicates Effectively
• Tech Savvy
• Instills Trust

• Mechanical
• Clerical
• Customer and Personal Service
• Production and Processing

• Mathematics
• Operations Analysis
• Time Management
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Learning and Listening

• Limb and/or Full Body Coordination
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Speech Recognition
• Written Comprehension
• Auditory Attention

• Computer
• Basic Hand Tools (i.e. wrench, screw driver, pliers)
• Digital Printing Presses
• High Speed Computerized/Electronic Mail Machinery
• Scanning equipment/High Speed Scanner