Volume Counter, Mail Operations – Canada Post – Ottawa, ON
Location: Ottawa, ON | Company: Canada Post
This is a temporary Volume Counter position with Canada Post in Ottawa, Ontario (Orleans area), running for 11 days only, 3 hours per day. Up to 10 vacancies are available.
Working under the direction of a Route Measurement Officer, you’ll count and record mail volumes along Letter Carrier routes and help gather route sampling data. The shifts fall between 6:00 am and noon.
About the Role: Volume Counter, Mail Operations
The core of this role is counting letter mail and oversized mail in letter carrier cases on a block basis and recording the totals accurately. You’ll also complete Letter Carrier Route sampling forms by gathering information directly from letter carriers.
Additional duties include weighing mail for letter carrier delivery and assisting with analysis using a calculator. You’ll also help prepare offices before the volume count begins.
Benefits and Salary
The posting does not state a wage rate for this position. The role is temporary, lasting 11 days at 3 hours per day. Canada Post states a commitment to an equitable and accessible workplace and advises that accommodation is available on request during the hiring process.
Job Details
📌 Job Type: Temporary
🏢 Company: Canada Post
📍 Location: Ottawa, ON (Orleans)
🆔 Requisition ID: 203204
⏱️ Schedule: 3 hours a day, for 11 days only; between 6:00 am and noon
🗓️ Job Closing Date: 2026-10-15
Responsibilities
The duties focus on measuring mail volumes along Letter Carrier routes and recording that data accurately. You’ll work directly with mail and with letter carriers to collect the information the Route Measurement Officer needs.
- Prepare offices for the volume count before counting begins
- Count letter mail and oversized mail in letter carrier cases on a block basis and record the totals
- Complete Letter Carrier Route sampling forms by obtaining information from letter carriers
- Weigh mail prepared for letter carrier delivery
- Assist with analysis using a calculator
Requirements / Skills
Canada Post requires a Grade 10 or Secondary 4 education for this role. You must be available to work a minimum of 3 hours between 6:00 am and noon and be able to lift up to 23 kilograms (50 lbs).
- Education: Grade 10 or Secondary 4
- Communication: ability to read, write and communicate clearly and effectively
- Listening skills: strong listening skills required
- Math skills: basic math skills
- Lifting: able to lift up to 23 kilograms (50 lbs)
- Availability: available to work a minimum of 3 hours between 6:00 am and noon
- Attention to detail, punctuality and professional demeanour
- Teamwork: ability to cooperate with others and follow direction well
Preference will be given to Indigenous People (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) or Persons with disabilities as part of a special measure employment equity initiative. Candidates from these groups who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.
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Job Summary & Tips for Applying
Quick Summary & What to Highlight: The Volume Counter role at Canada Post in Ottawa (Orleans) is an 11-day temporary position counting and recording mail volumes along Letter Carrier routes. A candidate should put attention to detail and basic math skills first on their resume, tied directly to the counting, recording and calculator-assisted analysis tasks this posting describes.
Resume & Application Tips: Use the posting’s own terms: write “Letter Carrier Route sampling” and “volume count” rather than generic descriptions of data collection. Any past work involving counting, recording or verifying quantities, such as stock-taking, cash reconciliation or inventory counts, is directly relevant here. If you belong to an Indigenous group or have a disability, the posting asks you to self-identify during the application to qualify for preferential consideration, so have that information ready.
Interview Preparation: Prepare a concrete example from your own experience where accuracy in counting or recording mattered, since that is the central skill this posting describes. Be ready to confirm your availability between 6:00 am and noon for the full 11-day period, as the posting states this is a firm condition. A reasonable question to ask is what the onsite training looks like before counting begins, since the posting does not describe it.
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