Postmaster – Canada Post – Riondel, BC

Canada Post is looking for a Postmaster to serve the community of Riondel, British Columbia. This is a permanent, full-time position working 20 hours per week, offering the unique opportunity to be the face of the Post Office in your local area. If you’re someone who thrives on community connection, takes pride in running an efficient operation, and enjoys a role with genuine responsibility, this posting is worth a close look.

As Postmaster, you’ll be responsible for promoting and selling postal products and services, managing day-to-day post office operations, and supporting mail delivery in your community service area. Reporting to the Superintendent/Local Area Manager, you’ll bring leadership, customer focus, and organizational skill to everything you do.

About the Role: Postmaster

This position places you at the heart of the community. You’ll liaise with local residents and businesses, administer retail hours of operation, manage postal revenue and assets, and keep records up to date. You may also sort mail to postal boxes and supervise staff as needed. It’s a role that requires you to wear many hats — community liaison, retail manager, and operations lead — all in a setting where your work genuinely matters to the people around you.

One important aspect of this role is that the successful candidate must be able to provide suitable, centrally located, and barrier-free premises within 30 days of hire. Postmasters are responsible for their premises costs, including rent, heating, lighting, cleaning, maintenance, and insurance. To help offset these costs, Canada Post provides a leasing allowance of $3,428.00 per year, plus a potential supplemental allowance paid annually.

Benefits and Salary

This permanent full-time role offers a wage of $22.10 per hour at 20 hours per week. In addition to the hourly rate, Postmasters receive a leasing allowance of $3,428.00 per year to help offset operating costs associated with providing the premises, and may also be eligible for a supplemental allowance paid once annually. Canada Post is committed to employment equity and fosters an inclusive, accessible workplace for all employees.

Responsibilities

The Postmaster role at Canada Post in Riondel involves a blend of retail service, community engagement, and operational management. Your day-to-day tasks are central to ensuring residents and local businesses have reliable, high-quality access to postal services — making this a role with real impact in the community.

• Liaise with the local community regarding Canada Post services and products
• Sell and promote postal products and services to both the public and local businesses
• Administer the post office to meet retail hours of operation and delivery expectations
• Manage postal revenue, assets, and values with accuracy and accountability
• Maintain records and prepare reports as required
• Assist with the effective management of mail delivery routes
• Sort mail to postal boxes as needed
• Supervise staff where applicable
• Keep the post office neat, presentable, and clean in accordance with Canada Post’s standards
• Operate the post office with due diligence and efficiency

Requirements / Skills

The right candidate for this Postmaster position will have a solid background in retail or customer service, a comfortable approach to handling cash and sales transactions, and the organizational skills to manage a small operation independently. Canada Post values community-minded individuals who can take initiative and represent the organization with professionalism.

• High School Diploma or provincial equivalency, and/or experience in business administration
• Owned or leased premises that are suitable, centrally located, and barrier-free — available one month prior to the date of hire
• Experience interacting with the public in a retail and/or service environment, including sales and cash transactions
• Knowledge of regulations, methods, and procedures for processing mail and providing postal services
• Physical fitness to lift mail containers of up to 50 lb, push or pull boxes, sort mail, and stand for extended periods

How to Apply

To apply, use the official Canada Post job link below. Make sure your resume is up to date before submitting your application.

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