Postal Clerk - Kingston

Canada Post; Kingston; On-site; CAD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Canada Post in Kingston, Ontario, is seeking a temporary Postal Clerk on an on-call basis. The role involves sales and customer service across various shifts, including days, evenings, overnights and weekends.

You may be assigned to a counter to serve the public, conduct financial transactions, and perform related duties. This position offers flexible hours and a hands-on introduction to Canada Post operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service in a retail or service environment.
• Sales experience is an asset.
• Experience working in a production environment is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of sales/customer service activities to ensure customer satisfaction
• Operate a computer point of sale system
• Conduct merchandizing and inventory control
• Maintain knowledge of postal products, services and delivery knowledge
• Process financial transactions (cash, cheques, debit & credit card payments)
• Receive, sort, sequence and batch mail items
• Operate mail processing equipment and clear jams as required
• Transport mail between floors/sections using appropriate equipment
• Enter data into a computer when applicable
• Review mail items for address accuracy and postage
• Stand for up to 3.5 hours and handle items weighing up to 50 lbs

Skills

Customer service

Sales experience

Production environment

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 203720
Business Function: Plant Operations
Primary City: Kingston
Other Location(s):
Province: Ontario
Employment Type: Temporary - New
Employment Status:Temporary
Language Requirement: English or French Essential (Either/OR)
Number of Vacancies 2
Salary: 25.37
Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026/10/26

Job Description

Experience the dynamic mail operations and retailenvironment 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.

Please note that some offices rotate their staff and a temporary Postal Clerk might be called to work in positions to serve the public at a counter, conduct financial transactions and perform other related duties as required.

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Perform a variety of sales/customer service activities to ensure complete customer satisfaction
• Operate a computer point of sale system
• Conduct merchandizing and inventory control
• Maintain a high level of postal products, services and delivery knowledge
• Process financial transactions (cash, cheques, debit & credit card payments)
• Receive, sort, sequence and batch mail items

Job Responsibilities (continued)

• Operate mail processing equipment (clearing jams, remove mail from sorting machines, etc.) where applicable
• Transport mail between floors/sections using rolling or motorized equipment, where applicable
• Operate a computer to key in data, when applicable
• Review mail items for address accuracy, proper postage, etc.
• Be required to stand in one place for up to 3.5 hours at a time
• Exercise physical effort in the handling of mail items weighting up to 22.7 kilograms (50 lbs) and carrying mail items weighing up to 15.9 kilograms (35 lbs) and bending, reaching, lifting, carrying, etc.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service in a retail environment
• Sales experience is an asset
• Experience working in a production environment is an asset

Other Information

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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

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