Postal Clerk

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Halifax; On-site; CAD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Canada Post / Postes Canada in Halifax, NS, is seeking an on-call postal clerk for a temporary position. The role offers flexible shifts, including days, evenings, overnights and weekends, with on-site work in Halifax.

No prior experience is required, and familiarity with a production environment is an asset. You may be asked to pass pre-employment tests and interviews and provide a character reference letter.

Qualifications

• No Experience is required for this temporary on-call role.
• Experience working in a production environment is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Receive and accept mail items.
• Sort, scan and sequence and batch mail items.
• Transfer and load a postal truck.
• Transfer and dispatch parcels and packets.
• Complete reports and documentation.
• Lift mail items weighing up to 22.7 kilograms (50lbs).
• Perform other postal clerk duties as required.

Skills

No Experience

Job description

Salary: $23.81/hr

Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-08-24

Job Requisition Id: 200453

Business Function: Operations Support

Primary City: Halifax

Other Location(s):

Province: Nova Scotia

Employment Type: Temporary - New

Employment Status: Temporary

Language Requirement: English Essential

Number of Vacancies 10

Job Description

Experience the dynamic mail operations environment only Canada Post can offer. As a self-starter with a flexible schedule, you will have the opportunity to work a variety of shifts including, days, evenings, overnights and weekends. This temporary on-call position is a great opportunity to learn about the business of mail operations, as well as the great jobs available at Canada Post.

Job Responsibilities

• Receive and accept mail items
• Sort, scan and sequence and batch mail items
• Transfer and load a postal truck
• Transfer and dispatch parcels and packets
• Complete reports and documentation

Job Responsibilities (continued)

• Lift mail items weighing up to 22.7 kilograms (50lbs)
• Perform other postal clerk duties as required

Qualifications

• No Experience necessary
• Experience working in a production environment is an asset

Other Information

You will be required to pass pre-employment tests and an interview.

Candidates Will Be Required To Provide

• A character reference letter

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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.