Letter Carrier - Cornwall

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Cornwall; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A national postal service is seeking an on-call delivery agent in Cornwall, Ontario. The role includes sorting and delivering mail and parcels year-round, requiring a valid driver's license and the physical ability to lift packages. Successful candidates will enjoy working outdoors and have opportunities for permanent employment. Competitive pay and extensive training are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Extensive training

Opportunities for permanent employment

Qualifications

• Must have a safe driving record for at least 3 years.
• Ability to work in all types of weather.
• Availability to be on-call.
• Proficiency in English and/or French.

Responsibilities

• Sort and prepare daily deliveries at the depot.
• Load and drive a Canada Post postal vehicle.
• Deliver mail and packages to customers.
• Return to the depot to unload incoming mail.

Skills

Enjoy being outside and active year-round

Strong customer service skills

Physical ability to lift and carry items

Education

Valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s licence

Job description

Overview

Canada Post is an exciting place to work! And you can be part of it! As a temporary, on-call delivery agent (also known as a letter carrier), you’ll be the face of Canada Post in your community and make sure customers and businesses get the mail and parcels they’re waiting for.

Does this sound like you? The role of delivery agent would be a great fit if you:

• enjoy being outside and active year-round
• want to work for a great national company
• would be proud to serve your fellow Canadians

What will you do?

• You’ll start your day in the depot, sorting and preparing the day’s deliveries
• You’ll load and drive a Canada Post postal vehicle
• You’ll then spend most of your day outside, delivering mail and packages by foot or by vehicle to customers on your route
• You’ll return to the depot to unload the day’s incoming mail and packages for later delivery

Qualifications

• A valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s licence with a safe driving record for at least 3 years (driver's abstract required)
• The physical ability to lift mail items weighing up to 22.7 kg (50 lb) and carry items weighing up to 15.9 kg (35 lb) regularly throughout the day
• The ability to work in all types of weather
• The availability to be on-call
• The ability to read, write and speak English and/or French

These help, too!

• Experience in customer service
• Experience making deliveries or working as a driver

In Return, We Offer

• Competitive pay
• Extensive classroom and on-the-job training about your duties and safety on the job
• Opportunities for permanent employment

Other Information

Today’s Canada Post is an e-commerce powerhouse, delivering billions of items every year. We help small businesses grow. We enrich lives in remote communities. We connect Canadians with each other and to the rest of the world. We do all this by providing residential and business customers with the best possible delivery experience in the country.

We like to promote from within and can offer you a career rather than a job. While, like all of our delivery agents, you’ll start out on a temporary, on-call basis, you’ll have the opportunity to grow with us and obtain a permanent position … even try out new jobs in different areas of the company.

Canada Post’s values and behaviours

Our Values - Trust, Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one another and our shared duty to our country. Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; – embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions.

We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.