Postal Clerk - Retail and Operations

Canada Post / Postes Canada; Tilbury; On-site; CAD 29,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Canada Post in Tilbury, Ontario is seeking a flexible Postal Clerk for an on-call, temporary position with a varied shift schedule including days, evenings, overnights and weekends. The role involves customer service, sales, cash handling, and processing mail and postal transactions, with training provided and opportunities to learn about Canada Post operations.

The successful candidate must be able to stand for long periods and lift items as required, with a focus on accuracy and friendly

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 sales and customer service activities to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Operate a computer point of sale system.
• Maintain floor displays.
• Conduct merchandising and inventory control.
• Maintain knowledge of postal products, services and delivery.
• Process financial transactions (cash, cheques, debit & credit card).
• Receive, sort, and batch mail items.
• Operate mail processing equipment where applicable.
• Transport mail between floors/sections as needed.
• Enter data on a computer when applicable.
• Review mail items for address accuracy and postage.

Skills

Customer service (retail)

Sales experience

Production environment experience

Job description

Job Requisition Id: 204380

Business Function: Customer Experience

Primary City: Tilbury

Province: Ontario

Employment Type: On Call

Employment Status: Temporary

Language Requirement: English Essential

Number of Vacancies 1

Salary: 25.37

Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026/10/11

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 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
• 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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