Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent and Postal Clerk

Canada Post; Dolbeau-Mistassini; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A national postal service is seeking an on-call Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent and Postal Clerk in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec. The position involves sorting deliveries, driving postal vehicles, and working various shifts. Candidates must hold a valid driver’s license and be able to lift heavy items. This role offers opportunities for training and potential permanent employment.

Benefits

Extensive training opportunities

Career advancement potential

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Class 5 or G driver’s licence.
• Able to lift and carry substantial weight throughout the day.
• Bilingual abilities (English and/or French) are essential.

Responsibilities

• Sort and prepare deliveries at the depot.
• Drive a Canada Post vehicle to deliver packages.
• Work various shifts, including evenings and weekends.

Skills

Customer service experience

Safe driving record

Ability to lift heavy items

Bilingual (English/French)

Education

Valid Class 5 or Class G driver’s license

Job description

Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent and Postal Clerk

Location: Dolbeau, QC, CA

Job Requisition Id: 194486
Business Function: Delivery Agent or Letter Carrier
Primary City: Dolbeau
Other Location(s):
Province: Quebec
Employment Type: On Call
Employment Status: Temporary
Language Requirement: French Essential
Number of Vacancies: 1
Salary: $23.81/hour

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 – you can be a big part of making this happen.

In this role, you may be called upon to do on-call delivery agent OR on-call postal clerk work:

• 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.

• On-call postal clerk – you will have the opportunity to work various shifts, including days, evenings, overnights and weekends. This temporary on-call position is an excellent opportunity to learn about the business of mail operations, as well as the great jobs available at Canada Post.

Job Responsibilities

• Start the day in the depot, sorting and preparing the day’s deliveries.
• Load and drive a Canada Post postal vehicle.
• Spend most of the day outside, delivering mail and packages by foot or by vehicle to customers on your route.
• Return to the depot to unload the day’s incoming mail and packages for later delivery.
• Work inside a sorting facility, sorting mail and packages.
• Work various shifts (may include evenings/nights and weekends).
• Operation of material handling equipment.
• Receive and accept mail items.
• Sort, scan, sequence and batch mail items.
• Transfer and dispatch parcels and packets.
• Perform other postal clerk duties as required.
• Complete reports and documentation.

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, possibly evenings and weekends.
• The ability to read, write and speak English and/or French.
• Experience in customer service (asset).
• Experience making deliveries or working as a driver (asset).
• Experience working in a production environment is an asset.

In return, we offer

• 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.

Canada Post’s values and behaviours

Our Values – Trust, Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one and 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.

All qualified candidates will be considered however preference will be given to Indigenous People (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) or Persons with disabilities. This is a special measure employment equity initiative and candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.

Accessibility

Canada Post is committed to fostering an equitable, respectful, and caring workplace where everyone is welcome and has equal opportunity, where diversity is valued and celebrated and where we work together to remove barriers and promote accessibility. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Employment Equity

Canada Post is committed to creating a safe workplace that embraces and celebrates everyone. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Persons with disabilities, Members of visible minorities, and Women.

Information on our Equity, diversity & inclusion national strategy and our Indigenous reconciliation strategy can be found at the following links.

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