Learning the sort

[Mike P]

I am a loader in a hub in ATL I eventually want to become a driver but in the mean time I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the sort and what I need to know to become a sorter. When I ask I never really get a straight answer. I feel like they don't want me. to be cuz I'm relied on to load a fairly heavy truck alone not many can do it. I also do it without misloads and on some of the crappiest rollers we have (which I'm sure is prob the norm for most loaders) Anywho what zip code stuff do I need to memorize to become a sorter or an ireg driver or any of the other skilled jobs there?

 

[FrigidFTSup]

It's something that is going to be specific to your building. Unfortunately nobody here is going to be able to provide that to you.

 

[km3]

1) You might want to change your username, especially if that's you in the picture. I would edit your post and remove your location as well.
2) Just be persistent and keep asking. Ask for a sort packet, and offer to take the practice test off the clock on the computer.
3) Mainly you'll be memorizing so-called "human readable" numbers (the big ones), which also represent the SLIC for the receiving building. There might be a few zip codes you'll need to know, but you don't need to memorize every zip code or anything. In fact, many packages will be sortable just by knowing the state.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

1) You might want to change your username, especially if that's you in the picture. I would edit your post and remove your location as well.
2) Just be persistent and keep asking. Ask for a sort packet, and offer to take the practice test off the clock on the computer.
3) Mainly you'll be memorizing so-called "human readable" numbers (the big ones), which also represent the SLIC for the receiving building. There might be a few zip codes you'll need to know, but you don't need to memorize every zip code or anything. In fact, many packages will be sortable just by knowing the state.

Service level matters as well.

Sorter is probably one of the better inside jobs. It isn't so monotonous

 

[km3]

Service level matters as well.

Sorter is probably one of the better inside jobs. It isn't so monotonous

It isn't so bad, but I got tired of it so I asked to go somewhere else for a while.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

It isn't so bad, but I got tired of it so I asked to go somewhere else for a while.

I was a smalls sorter, still my favorite spot. The automation they have at some of these places blows my mind. There's no thought

 

[km3]

I was a smalls sorter, still my favorite spot. The automation they have at some of these places blows my mind. There's no thought

I haven't worked in my small sort since two weeks before the tilt tray went online. That's the most automation we have going on here, and I haven't even gotten to see it yet.

I don't like "no thought" jobs. I can't stand standing around, doing absolutely nothing. That's one of the reasons I quit my last job.

 

[Brownslave688]

I was a smalls sorter, still my favorite spot. The automation they have at some of these places blows my mind. There's no thought

Small sort lol


Do you even lift bro?

 

[UnconTROLLed]

I am a loader in a hub in ATL I eventually want to become a driver but in the mean time I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the sort and what I need to know to become a sorter. When I ask I never really get a straight answer. I feel like they don't want me. to be cuz I'm relied on to load a fairly heavy truck alone not many can do it. I also do it without misloads and on some of the crappiest rollers we have (which I'm sure is prob the norm for most loaders) Anywho what zip code stuff do I need to memorize to become a sorter or an ireg driver or any of the other skilled jobs there?

What you need to do is ask to put your name on a preferred job list, as sorter/pickoff are preferred positions. Also, ask a sort coordinator or manager for a copy of the sort chart. Show some initiative. Then review it when you are bored or on break, or whenever. To get a job on a sort aisle or a particular work area, there must be an opening first - you can't just displace someone in most circumstances.

The easiest way to learn a hub sort is to just DO it. You will be overwhelmed for an hour, or a few days or so. Your eyes will be moving over to the chart. but once you memorize the SLICs and exception zips, and the rhythm that you need to move the packages to the belts - it's actually an okay job, relative to others in the hub.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I was a smalls sorter, still my favorite spot. The automation they have at some of these places blows my mind. There's no thought

NGSS

 

[Babagounj]

I am a loader in a hub in ### I eventually want to become a driver but in the mean time I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the sort and what I need to know to become a sorter. When I ask I never really get a straight answer. I feel like they don't want me to because I'm relied on to load a fairly heavy truck alone not many can do it. I also do it without miss loads and on some of the crappiest rollers we have (which I'm sure is prob the norm for most loaders) Anyhow what zip code stuff do I need to memorize to become a sorter or an ireg driver or any of the other skilled jobs there?

First off learn what zip codes your building actually delivers to .
Then learn the zip codes for the feeders going outbound from your hub.
All assigned zip codes by the USPS , are centered on one of their main facilities going outward usually in a circle . Some large buildings may have their own zip codes .

Have you ever gone through a check-out line where you are asked for your zip code , even if you are paying with cash , ?
I have and I use 02133 as my answer .

 

[AlphaMikeBravo]

I am a loader in a hub in ATL I eventually want to become a driver but in the mean time I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the sort and what I need to know to become a sorter. When I ask I never really get a straight answer. I feel like they don't want me. to be cuz I'm relied on to load a fairly heavy truck alone not many can do it. I also do it without misloads and on some of the crappiest rollers we have (which I'm sure is prob the norm for most loaders) Anywho what zip code stuff do I need to memorize to become a sorter or an ireg driver or any of the other skilled jobs there?

I don't know how they do it down in the ATL but in my old HUB in the Northeast I got a copy of the sort chart from my area. I kept asking my Supe if I could cover the sort isle or pick off when someone was out. From the chart I made small index cards that I could refer to while sorting and eventually memorized the whole sort in my area.

After that I asked to take the sort test, passed it and got my whopping dollar raise and then eventually moved to sort. Just work as directed and keep expressing interest. Eventually you'll get moved around as they need skilled workers.