About the Role
The Weekend Letter Carrier Supervisor oversees a weekend team of part-time parcel carriers and permanent flexible employees, ensuring proper procedures are followed in handling and delivering parcels, relay bags, and managing collected funds.
Responsibilities
- Plan, direct, and review daily activities of a work unit to ensure efficient sorting, routing, and delivery of mail.
- Establish schedules and determine if additional relief staff is needed, authorizing overtime as required.
- Regularly check the performance and appearance of delivery employees on route.
- Measure delivery distances to new and existing delivery points to ensure delivery service requirements are met.
- Propose solutions or changes to delivery routes and discuss changes with route measurement agents.
- Evaluate and recommend changes for bag supply and relay points to ensure routes are well-serviced and transport costs are minimized.
- Supervise, coach, guide, and direct employees.
- Train new employees on their various responsibilities and teach them new methods and procedures.
- Resolve personnel issues and consult with the Labour Relations group or union representatives regarding the application of collective agreement terms.
- Discuss various issues and changes with union stewards, including safety, overtime, and route evaluation, and attempt to resolve complaints before a grievance is filed.
- Promote and enforce health and safety programs and processes for the assigned team.
- Take necessary corrective action to rectify unsafe working conditions.
- Enter employee, volume, and addressing data into the Company's systems.
- Prepare reports to monitor performance, identify improvements, control operating costs, and achieve objectives.
- Liaise with other supervisors and facilitators to ensure effective coordination of operations and resolve operational issues.
- Report building, operational equipment, and property repairs to the manager.
- Monitor the situation, follow up with the appropriate third party, and take corrective action as needed.
- Maintain good public relations with mail delivery customers.
- Demonstrate professionalism and ensure the customer experience is a priority.
- Investigate delivery obstacles when a customer fails to meet necessary safety conditions.
- Report the issue to the customer for resolution or make other arrangements until the unsafe condition is resolved.
- Take action to suspend delivery if the issue cannot be resolved.
- Perform other related duties.
Requirements
- High school diploma or provincial equivalent (GED) (equivalent experience may be accepted).
- At least one year of team management experience OR at least two years of experience in a unionized environment.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (i.e., understand the main functions of each software application).
- Possess a valid permanent driver's license (not a graduated or temporary license).
- Have a satisfactory safe driving record under the current CPC safe driving program, including criteria for traffic violations, demerit points, and license suspensions/prohibitions within the last three years.
- Essential English language proficiency.
Skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Location
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Part-time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- 1 year of team management experience
- 2 years of experience in a unionized environment
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Post-secondary diploma (asset)
Salary/Compensations
- Starting at $35.03/hr
About the Company
- Canada Post's values and behaviors: Trust, Respect, and Contribution represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of each other, and our shared commitment to our country.
- Behaviors: Making Decisions, Knowing the Destination, Contributing for Others, Contributing to Pride embody our values, bring them to life, and guide our actions.
- We are committed to embodying these values and putting these behaviors into practice every day.
