Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Midland; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider in Midland, Ontario, is looking for a temporary on-call delivery agent to manage daily mail deliveries. As the face of the company, you will sort, load, and deliver mail and packages to customers in various weather conditions. The ideal candidate has a valid driver's licence, good physical ability, and experience in customer service. Competitive pay and training opportunities available.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Extensive training

Opportunities for permanent employment

Qualifications

• Valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s licence with a safe record for at least 3 years.
• Physical ability to lift and carry mail items regularly.
• Available to be on-call.

Responsibilities

• Sort and prepare daily deliveries at the depot.
• Drive a Canada Post postal vehicle.
• Deliver mail and packages to customers.
• Unload incoming mail and packages for future delivery.

Skills

Customer service experience

Delivery experience

Ability to work in all weather

Education

Valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s licence

Job description

Overview

Canada Post is an exciting place to work. You can be part of delivering billions of items to Canadians each year as a temporary, on-call delivery agent (letter carrier). The position is based in Midland, Ontario, with on-call availability on a temporary basis. Language requirement: English or French Essential (Either/OR). Number of vacancies: 3. Salary: $23.81.

Role summary: You will be the face of Canada Post in your community, ensuring customers and businesses receive the mail and parcels they are waiting for.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Helpful experience:

• 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 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, providing residential and business customers with the best possible delivery experience in the country.

We like to promote from within and can offer 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.

Canada Post’s values and behaviours: Trust, Respect and Deliver guide our actions. Our behaviours include Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride. Learn more about the values and behaviours on the Canada Post website.