Courier/Sorter Relief

Purolator; Town of Kentville; Hybrid; CAD 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Purolator is seeking a Courier/Sorter Relief to work flexibly within Kentville. The role involves loading/unloading parcels, delivering goods, and performing pre-trip inspections. Successful candidates will need a valid driver’s license, relevant experience, and a strong problem-solving mindset within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of driving experience and a clean driver’s abstract are essential for this position.
• Ability to lift/lower up to 70 pounds is a necessary physical effort.

Responsibilities

• Pick up and deliver customer packages to meet daily schedules.
• Load and unload trailers/trucks while ensuring packages are scanned correctly.
• Conduct daily vehicle inspections using required scanning devices.

Skills

Domestic Shipping

Shipping and Receiving Operations

Problem solving

Attention to Details

Education

Completion of High School

Completion of specific vocational courses

Valid Class 5 driver’s license

Job description

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Date: 26 May 2025

Location:

Kentville, Nova Scotia, CA, B4N 3V7

Opportunities delivered
Looking for an opportunity to learn and grow within Purolator? This is your opportunity to help us deliver on our customers’ promises.

Shift: 25 hours/week - flexibility for various shifts

Description

The Courier/Sorter Relief is a hybrid role. The shift could be on the dock, loading and unloading packages from the trucks, or you could be required to work the Courier shift of delivering packages to the customers.

Called in as needed to cover shifts for 25 hours/week - Does not conform to a regular schedule.

Responsibilities

• Pick up and deliver customer packages to meet daily pick-up and delivery schedules
• Load and unload trailers/trucks
• Scan packages / mail as it is received, delivered, or returned to the depot at the end of the day
• Resolve problems as they arise while on the road in collaboration with Dispatch and customers
• Conduct daily pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections using a package scanner and electronic-Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (E-DVIR)
• Unload all curbside vehicles
• Load line haul trailers to ensure all pre-scheduled departures are met
• Scanning/Cubing/Reweighing

Additional Responsibilities

Education

Completion of High School
Completion of specific vocational courses
Valid Class 5 driver’s license

Experience

3 years of driving experience and clean driver’s abstract to drive delivery vehicles.

Skills

Domestic Shipping

Shipping and Receiving Operations

Physical Efforts

Physical Efforts-Physical strength - Lifting/Lowering upto 70 pounds

Mental Efforts

Mental Efforts-Problem solving

Mental Efforts-Attention to Details Required

Mental Efforts-Concentrated attention for prolonged periods of time

Mental Efforts-Long periods of driving

POSTING DETAILS
Location: 171 - Kentville
Working Conditions: Warehouse Environment; On the Road

Posting Number: 66925
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Purolator is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal/Indigenous status or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.

We recognize that our employees and their families are key stakeholders. We will only be successful as a business if we provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace and if we have the right people in the right roles with the support they need to succeed. We hire for attitude and train for skills. To learn more about us and our values, go to www.purolator.com.

At Purolator, every day is an opportunity for our employees to connect with one another and with our customers to help make a positive impact in the communities where we live, work and play.

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