Postal Clerk - Retail and Operations

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Greenwood; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Canada Post in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, is seeking an on-call Postal Clerk to support sales and service at the counter. The role involves flexible shifts, including days, evenings, overnights and weekends, with duties across mail, payments and merchandise handling.

This temporary, on-call position offers exposure to postal operations and customer-facing work. Prior retail experience is valued, and applicants should be prepared for physical tasks and standing for periods.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service in a retail 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 complete customer satisfaction.
• Operate a computer point of sale system.
• Maintain floor displays.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Customer service

Sales experience

Retail environment

POS system

Tools

POS system

Job description

Salary: $25.37
Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026/10/04

Job Description

Experience the dynamic mail operations and retail 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.

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 Requisition Id: 203897

Business Function: Operations Support

Primary City: Greenwood

Province: Nova Scotia

Employment Type: On Call Relief

Employment Status: Temporary

Language Requirement: English Essential

Number of Vacancies 1

Salary: $25.37

Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026/10/04

Job Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of sales/customer service activities to ensure complete customer satisfaction
• Operate a computer point of sale system
• Maintain floor displays
• 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

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