UPS (United Parcel Service)

What does the advancement look like in the sorter position? Does this position help with school loans?

In order to succeed with UPS, you must have integrity honesty and good workout thick. Also you have to be willing to deal with pressure and stress of a lot of packages and time restrictions.

Reg start at 5am-9am busy time getting packages on the trucks for delivery - 12am -4am unloading shipments and reloading into organized areas for trucks. ( I have worked both shifts ) Most people worked varied shifts depending on location, job title

I enjoyed my time working with UPS. The company was attentive to mandatory trainings and safety practices – they were proactive in scheduling staff for such trainings. The management team was attentive. UPS had/has a zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual misconduct. I was always impressed with ...

The United Parcel Service is a great place to kickstart a career. You can work your way up in UPS itself, or take your experience as a box stacker and have a greater appreciation for office jobs that require less bodily stress. You make friends which is important in climbing the socio-economic la...

Before an interview with UPS, ensure that you have written down all questions you may have, and ASK them. The interview is just as much for you to get to know the company, as it is for the company to get to know you.

At the time I worked with UPS, they were mainly recruiting new hires from colleges and universities. Being a well-rounded individual that is reliable is a great start. They were looking to hire students because they felt they had more drive, structured thinking and ability to responsibly follow...

UPS offers new employee training and orientation. There may be opportunities to do cross training in multiple areas of the hub. After an employee has worked for UPS for a period of time, the employee can apply for opportunities to go into non-union management, because UPS usually develops from wi...

Driver Helpers are there to help the driver deliver packages. Depending on the driver, what you do can change slightly. They might let you use the scanner to scan packages, but not all do. You will however deliver packages and get signatures if one's needed. You also help the driver move packages...

Don't get fired or do anything weird, its easy to get a negative rehire depending on bureaucracy, meaning you could never work again ( ie if you're a package handler dont be a clown, and resign before in writing)

For me, I would say endurance, patience, and good communication skills are necessary for box stacking at UPS. A sense of urgency is critical and a strong physicality is a plus.

Depending on the current contract negotiated, a package handler could start at $11-$12/hr with health insurance. A package handler that is a sorter and/or loader can earn more than an unloader due to the nature of developing organization and memory skills. Part-time workers can be a part of the u...

The training program at UPS is simple. There’s a lot of training videos and the job is easy enough on paper. The employees set examples and show the do’s and dont’s of stacking boxes. You learn some tricks on your own or with help from others but you definitely have the basics handed to you on da...

UPS is a unionized company and most hourly positions are based on union agreements. Feeder Driver positions are based on seniority and signing a bid sheet. It is very rare to get hired from outside of the company as a feeder driver outside of peak season. However, if you are hired into the pos...

UPS has state certified employees that will give you the road test after completing the class room and on the road training with the company. The class room and on road training are very detailed oriented designed to provide all the training necessary to pass the state test. The most important a...

Well UPS shifts are fixed so if you get a morning shift or an evening shift, the times are usually non negotiable and everyone comes in at that time because the hub works on a common shift. During summer expect 25-30 hours a week and during nov-jan (Peak Time) EXPECT TO WORK 45-55 Hrs. Very deman...

For the job that I had no skills were required. The biggest skill that could be put to use from the social work major is active listening and understanding how to work alongside different personalities. Occasionally you will have a customer who has an issues with a delivery. As a social worker, l...

Ground Support is the department that maintains the aircraft and vehicles that UPS uses for the logistical movement of packages. The Administrative and Accounting group for Ground Support facilitates purchase orders for supplies needed to maintain the fleet. Inventory control of the fleet. Comm...

From my experience, I would say I liked how the job kept you moving. It was constantly stop and go and grab the packages and deliver them then on to the next stop. It made the day go by quickly. I also liked the interactions when delivering packages. People were usually really friendly to you. I ...

My experience at UPS wasn’t an internship, it’s one of my many jobs I do to stay busy and become a well rounded individual. But skills I’ve learned at UPS as a psychology major would mostly be clear communication and stress management. This is a fast paced and very physical job so being able to ...