Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent

Canada Post; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an exciting national company as a temporary, on-call delivery agent, where you'll be the face of the organization in your community. This role involves sorting and preparing deliveries, driving postal vehicles, and delivering mail and packages outdoors. If you enjoy being active year-round and want to serve your fellow Canadians, this position is a great fit. With opportunities for permanent employment and extensive training, you can build a rewarding career with a company that values growth from within. Become part of a team that connects Canadians and enriches lives across the country!

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Extensive Training

Opportunities for Permanent Employment

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver's licence with a safe driving record for at least 3 years.
• Physical ability to lift and carry mail items regularly.

Responsibilities

• Sort and prepare deliveries at the depot before heading out.
• Deliver mail and packages by foot or vehicle to customers.

Skills

Customer Service Experience

Ability to lift heavy items

Safe Driving Record

Bilingual (English and/or French)

Education

Valid Class5 or ClassG driver's licence

Job description

Canada Post is an exciting place to work! And you can be part of it!

We deliver billions of items to Canadians each year – and you can be a big part of making this happen. 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

Job Responsibilities

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

What must you have?

• A valid Class5 (non GDL) or ClassG 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 22.7kg (50lb) and carry items weighing up to 15.9kg (35lb) 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 - 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. And 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.

Safety Sensitive Positions

This position may be considered a Safety Sensitive position and has additional requirements under Canada Post's Substance Use Policy.