Postal Clerk - Peak Season - Nov 8 to Jan 16

Job summary

You will sort mail items into batches and operate mail-processing equipment to ensure timely delivery. Additionally, you will transport mail between sections and perform data entry tasks.

Job details

Job Requisition Id: 203524 Business Function: Postal Clerk Primary City: Red Deer Province: Alberta Employment Type: Temporary - New Employment Status: Temporary Language Requirement: English Essential Number of Vacancies 5 Salary: $25.37Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-09-25 Job Description Interested in earning good money over the holiday season? Canada Post is going through the most exciting period in our history. And you can be part of it! The holiday season is our busiest time of the year, when Canadians count on us more than ever. This is a time when we typically deliver over one million parcels each day – and you can be a big part of making this happen! Working from the second sunday of November to the third saturday of january as a Postal Clerk, you’ll help us sort holiday mail and parcels to make sure customers and businesses receive what they’re waiting for. Does this sound like you? The role of Postal Clerk would be a great fit if you: can do physical work and handle shifts enjoy being part of a team take pride in the work you Job Responsibilities What will you do? You’ll sort mail items into batches You’ll operate mail-processing equipment Job Responsibilities (continued) You’ll transport mail between floors or sections, using rolling or motorized equipment You’ll check mail items to make sure the address and postage are correct You’ll enter data into a computer. Qualifications What must you have? The availability to work from second sunday of November to the third saturday of January (8 Nov 2026- 16 Jan 2027) The flexibility to work shifts – days, evenings, nights and weekends The ability to stand in one place for up to 3.5 hours at a time The ability to bend, reach, lift and carry items The ability to read, write and speak English and/or French This helps, too! While experience is not required, it would help if you had worked previously in a warehouse or plant environment In return, we offer: Competitive pay On-the-job training Other Information Today’s Canada Post - Canada Post is an e-commerce powerhouse, delivering billions of items every year. We help small businesses grow. We enrich lives in remote communities. We connect Canadians with each other and to the rest of the world. And we do all this by providing residential and business customers with the best possible delivery experience in the country. While this is a temporary position, you’ll be well paid and have the opportunity to learn more about postal plant operations and the great jobs available at Canada Post.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

You will sort mail items into batches and operate mail-processing equipment to ensure timely delivery. Additionally, you will transport mail between sections and perform data entry tasks.

Requirements

Candidates must be available to work shifts including days, evenings, nights, and weekends from November to January. You must be physically capable of standing for up to 3.5 hours and performing tasks like bending, reaching, and lifting.

Benefits

• On-the-job training

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Mail sorting
• Operating mail-processing equipment
• Data entry
• Physical labor
• Teamwork
• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Mail Processing
• English Language
• French Language
• Warehousing
• Mail Sorting
• Operations

Job areas

• Logistics
• Retail
• Administrative
• Transportation
• Postal Clerk
• Postal Service / Mail Room Worker
• Mail Carriers and Sorting Clerks
• Postal Service Clerks