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USPS is hiring for the holidays; hosting job fairs in Los Angeles

USPS is hiring; hosting LA job fairs
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The holiday rush is nigh, and the U.S. Postal service is prepping for the busy season and looking to hire an additional 20,000 seasonal employees.

The Postal Service reported it's ready for the mailing and shipping crunch with the installation of 137 new package sorting machines across the network, bringing the daily package processing capacity up to 60 million. The new sorting machines bring the organization's total to 249 new processing machines since the launch of the Delivering for America plan in March 2021 -- part of a $40 billion investment in the postal network.

For the Los Angeles area, job fairs to bring in seasonal holiday help start today, Dec.6, at the Main Office Los Angeles District Office, 7001 S. Central Ave. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Job fairs will continue through the month at the following dates and locations:

Dec.7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bellflower Post Office, 9835 Flower Street, Bellflower

Dec. 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Gardena City Counsel -- Nakaoka Community Center, 1670 W. 162nd Street, Gardena

Dec. 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pacific Palisades Post Office, 15243 La Cruz Drive, Pacific Palisades

Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Main Office Los Angeles District Office, 7001 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles

Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., San Pedro Post Office, 839 S. Beacon St., San Pedro

Dec. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rancho Park/West LA Post Office, 11270 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles

Dec. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Main Office Los Angeles District Office Hosting job fair for following post offices: Col Washington, Dockweiler, Hancock, Rimpau and Wagner,  7001 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles

Dec. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Palos Verdes Peninsula Post Office, 955 Deep Valley Drive, Palos Verdes

Dec. 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bellflower Post Office, 9835 Flower St., Bellflower

Dec. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Main Office Los Angeles District Office, 7001 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles

Dec. 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., San Pedro Post Office, 839 S. Beacon St., San Pedro

Dec. 29,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pacific Palisades Post Office, 15243 La Cruz Drive, Pacific Palisades

Starting pay for city carrier assistants is $19.33 per hour paid bi-weekly. Applications are accepted online at www.usps.com/careers.

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