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Courier Relief 234

Date:  9 Oct 2025
Location: 

Port Hastings, Nova Scotia, CA, B9A 1M9

 

It’s not a package. It’s a promise®.

As Canada’s leading integrated freight, package, and logistics provider, we’ve been helping promises get where they need to be for more than 60 years. How does the magic happen? The journey starts with you. The places we go, the elements we brave, the promises we deliver – it’s all possible because of our people. So, whether you’re looking to build new skills, make an impact in your community, or inspire your team, we go there for you.

 

Description

The Courier/Sorter Relief is a hybrid role. The shift could be on the dock, loading and unloading packages onto trucks, or you could be required to work the Courier shift of delivering packages to the customers.

 

Called in as needed to cover shifts for 25 hours/week - Does not conform to a regular schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Pick up and deliver customer packages to meet daily pick-up and delivery schedules
  • Load and unload trailers/trucks
  • Scan packages / mail as it is received, delivered, or returned to the depot at the end of the day
  • Resolve problems as they arise while on the road in collaboration with Dispatch and customers
  • Conduct daily pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections using a package scanner and electronic-Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (E-DVIR)
  • Unload all curbside vehicles 
  • Load line haul trailers to ensure all pre-scheduled departures are met 
  • Scanning/Cubing/Reweighing

Additional Responsibilities

Education

Completion of High School 
Completion of specific vocational courses
Valid Class 5 driver’s license 

Experience

3 years of driving experience and clean driver’s abstract to drive delivery vehicles.

Skills
Domestic Shipping
Courier Services
Shipping and Receiving Operations

Physical Efforts

Physical Efforts-Physical strength - Lifting/Lowering upto 70 pounds

Mental Efforts

Mental Efforts-Problem solving
Mental Efforts-Attention to Details Required
Mental Efforts-Concentrated attention for prolonged periods of time
Mental Efforts-Long periods of driving

 

 

POSTING DETAILS
Location:                    173 - Port Hawesbury  
Working Conditions: Warehouse Environment; On the Road

Posting Number:          67785  

 

Purolator is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal/Indigenous status or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.

At Purolator, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fully compliant with Canadian law. As part of the first round of pre-screening, the application process may involve the integration of human oversight with an automated AI solution (“AI Tool”) to assist in evaluating candidate qualifications for the position for which they are applying. This AI Tool assists in automating certain stages, such as resume screening and skills assessments, and helps expedite getting to the initial communication stage with candidates. Any personal information shared with Purolator will be used strictly for the purposes of these job applications in compliance with applicable privacy law.  If you have any questions about the process, please contact: TalentCOE@purolator.com

We recognize that our employees and their families are key stakeholders. We will only be successful as a business if we provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace and if we have the right people in the right roles with the support they need to succeed. We hire for attitude and train for skills.  To learn more about us and our values, go to www.purolator.com.

At Purolator, every day is an opportunity for our employees to connect with one another and with our customers to help make a positive impact in the communities where we live, work and play.


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