Postal Clerk – Retail and Operations – Canada Post – Parry Sound, ON

Canada Post is looking for a motivated Postal Clerk – Retail and Operations to join their team in Parry Sound, Ontario. This temporary on-call position offers a dynamic mix of retail customer service and mail operations, giving you a well-rounded look at how one of Canada’s most recognizable organizations operates on the ground level.

Whether you’re helping customers at the counter, processing financial transactions, or sorting and batching mail items, no two shifts are quite the same. With flexible scheduling across days, evenings, overnights, and weekends, this role suits someone who thrives in a varied environment and brings a self-starter attitude to everything they do.

About the Role: Postal Clerk – Retail and Operations

As a Postal Clerk, you’ll work across both the retail counter and mail operations sides of the post office. On the retail side, that means serving customers, operating a point of sale system, handling financial transactions, and maintaining product displays. On the operations side, you’ll be receiving, sorting, and batching mail, operating processing equipment, and using rolling or motorized equipment to transport mail between areas.

This role also comes with some physical demands — you’ll be required to stand for up to 3.5 hours at a time and handle mail items weighing up to 22.7 kilograms (50 lbs). Comfort with bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying is essential. Attention to detail matters too, particularly when reviewing mail for address accuracy and proper postage.

Benefits and Salary

This position offers a wage of $23.81 per hour. As a Canada Post employee, you’ll be joining an organization with a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, with accessible workplace accommodations available as needed. Canada Post also prioritizes employee safety and maintains clear workplace conduct standards to support a respectful work environment.

Responsibilities

Working as a Postal Clerk at Canada Post means contributing to both the retail customer experience and the behind-the-scenes mail operations that keep the country connected. The following responsibilities reflect the variety you can expect day to day in this role.

• Provide customer service at the retail counter to ensure a positive and complete customer experience
• Operate a point of sale system to process sales and handle transactions efficiently
• Process financial transactions including cash, cheques, debit, and credit card payments
• Maintain floor displays and carry out merchandising and inventory control tasks
• Receive, sort, sequence, and batch mail items accurately and efficiently
• Operate mail processing equipment, including clearing jams and removing mail from sorting machines where applicable
• Transport mail between floors and sections using rolling or motorized equipment where applicable
• Review mail items for address accuracy, proper postage, and related requirements
• Key in data using a computer when applicable
• Handle mail items weighing up to 22.7 kg (50 lbs) and carry items up to 15.9 kg (35 lbs)

Requirements / Skills

Canada Post is looking for candidates who are comfortable in both a customer-facing retail environment and a physical, production-style setting. A positive attitude, reliability, and the ability to adapt across different tasks are qualities that will serve you well in this position.

• Customer service experience in a retail environment is required
• Sales experience is considered an asset
• Experience in a production environment is considered an asset
• Physical fitness to stand for extended periods and handle items weighing up to 50 lbs
• Flexible availability including days, evenings, overnights, and weekends
• Attention to detail when reviewing mail for accuracy and compliance

How to Apply

To apply for this Postal Clerk position at Canada Post in Parry Sound, click the link below to visit the official job posting. Make sure your resume is up to date and reflects your relevant retail and customer service experience before submitting.

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