About the Role
This staffing process is being conducted proactively to establish a pool of qualified candidates in anticipation of future operational needs. The Supervisor, Letter Carrier, Weekend supervises the activities of a weekend team of parcel delivery part-time and permanent flexible employees assigned to a postal station to ensure that proper procedures are followed in the handling and delivery of parcels, mail relay bundles and the administration of funds collected.
Responsibilities
- Plans, directs and inspects the daily operation of a work unit to ensure efficient sortation, routing and delivery of mail in accordance with corporate regulations, procedures, instructions, and service commitments.
- Schedules staff, determines the need for extra relief staff and authorizes overtime when required.
- Regularly checks on the performance and appearance of delivery employees while on their routes.
- Measures distances for delivery to new or existing points of call to ensure delivery service requirements will be met.
- Proposes solutions or changes to delivery routes, if required, and consults with Route Measurement Officers the changes.
- Assesses and recommends changes to the provision of relay bundles and drops to ensure the routes are properly serviced and that conveyance costs are minimized.
- Supervises, coaches and provides guidance and leadership to employees.
- Trains new employees in their various duties and instructs them in new methods and procedures.
- Resolves staff issues and consults with Labour Relations and/or union representatives on the application of the terms of the collective agreement.
- Discusses various problems and changes in areas such as, safety, overtime, and route evaluations with shop stewards and attempts to resolve complaints before the grievance stage is reached.
- Promotes and implements workplace safety and health programs and processes for assigned team.
- Takes corrective action to rectify unsafe operating conditions.
- Enters employee, volume and addressing data into corporate systems.
- Prepares reports in order to monitor performance, identify improvements, control operational costs and meet targets.
- Liaises with other supervisors and enablers to ensure effective coordination of operations or to solve operational problems.
- Reports repairs related to the building, operational equipment and assets to the Manager.
- Monitors and follows-up with appropriate third party and takes corrective action as required.
- Maintains good public relations with mail delivery customers.
- Projects professional service standards and ensures customer experience is a priority.
- Investigates delivery impediments when the customer fails to maintain the required safety conditions (e.g. broken mailbox, loose dog, construction).
- Communicates issue with the customer to resolve or make other arrangements until the unsafe condition can be rectified.
- If unable to resolve, takes action to initiate suspension of delivery.
- Performs other related duties.
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year experience managing a team OR minimum 2 years’ experience working within a unionized environment.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Possess a valid permanent driver’s license (no graduated or temporary license).
- Have a satisfactory safe driving record per CPC’s Driver Safety Program, which includes: a) Have not received more than 2 moving violations in last 3 years b) Have not had more than three demerit points assigned in one single violation c) Have not had license suspension or prohibition of any kind in last 3 years.
Skills
- Microsoft Office
Location
- Toronto, Ont. - GTA
Work Type
- Part-Time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Minimum 1 year experience managing a team
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working within a unionized environment
Education Level
- High School diploma or provincial equivalent (GED)
Salary/Compensations
- Starting at $35.03/hr
About the Company
- 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.
