Postal Clerk - Retail and Operations

Original job posting

The successful candidate will perform retail customer service activities, including processing financial transactions and maintaining floor displays. Additionally, they will handle mail operations such as sorting, sequencing, and operating mail processing equipment.

Job details

Job Requisition Id: 201856 Business Function: Retail Primary City: Edson Province: Alberta Employment Type: On Call Employment Status: Temporary Language Requirement: English Essential Number of Vacancies 1 Salary: $23.81/hourJob Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-09-14 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 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 Canada Post’s values and behaviours Our Values - Trust, Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one and another and our shared duty to our country. Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions. We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.

What you’ll do

The successful candidate will perform retail customer service activities, including processing financial transactions and maintaining floor displays. Additionally, they will handle mail operations such as sorting, sequencing, and operating mail processing equipment.

Requirements

Candidates should have experience in customer service within a retail environment. The role requires the physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift or carry mail items weighing up to 22.7 kilograms.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Inventory Control · Preferred
• Cash handling · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Sorting · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Customer service
• Retail sales
• Financial transactions
• Cash handling
• Point of sale system
• Inventory control
• Merchandising
• Mail processing
• Data entry
• Physical lifting
• Sorting
• Communication
• Self-Starter
• Mail Processing
• Sorting Machines
• Customer Service
• Development Environment
• English Language
• Sales
• Inventory Control
• Operations
• Point Of Sale

Job areas

• Retail
• Customer Service & Support
• Logistics
• Administrative
• Retail Clerk
• Retail Store Clerk
• Shop Sales Assistants
• Retail Salespersons