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Package Handler
@ Postmedia Network Inc
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Overview
Postmedia Network Inc is hiring a full-time Package Handler in Dartmouth, NS, for its distribution team. The work covers sorting and staging inbound parcels, verifying sort codes, and loading and unloading trucks, with shifts up to 12 hours and availability through the week and/or weekends. The posting gives a base salary of $25,001 to $33,501 per year.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare racks, bags and cages and sort inbound parcels
- Verify sort codes and labels to prevent missorts
- Bag, cage and stage freight for carriers
- Help load and unload trucks
- Follow health and safety guidelines
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma
- Reliable transportation
- Basic English, written and oral
- Lift, push and pull up to 50 lbs repetitively
- Warehouse experience an asset
- Available weekdays and/or weekends, shifts up to 12 hours
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-06
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | General labour |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Warehouse |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Women, People with disabilities, Racialized people |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Postmedia Network Inc
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Full company description
Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B), is a Canadian news media company representing more than 120 brands across multiple print, online, and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. For more information, visit http://www.postmedia.com.
- LinkedIn followers
- 57,585
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,293
- Reported office locations
- 365 Bloor St. E., TORONTO, ON M4W 3L4, CA
- Business categories
- Brand Marketing
- News
- Publishing
- Advertising
- Other recorded names
- Postmedia Network Inc.
- Specialties
- publishing
- newspapers
- media
- and digital
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 14,906,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B), is a Canadian news media company representing more than 120 brands across multiple print, online, and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Newspaper Publishing |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | TORONTO, ON |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | publishingnewspapersmediaand digital |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 55 |
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Position: Package Handler
Position Type: Full- time (Existing Vacancy)
Location: Dartmouth, NS
Summary:
Postmedia Distribution is looking for flexible, hardworking individuals to join our growing team!
Duties:
- Prepare stations for inbound parcels: Set up of racks, bags, and cages, for sorting.
- Ensuring everything is properly labeled with correct Hub/Sort codes
- Scan, sort, and place parcels within stations in the appropriate labeled bags/cages
- Verify sort codes to match with proper bags/cages to eliminate "missorts"
- Ensure proper use of provided equipment
- Responsible for bringing missorts/package issues to Admins
- Bag/Cage all sorted freight and stage the freight for carriers
- Assist with loading and unloading trucks as required
- Clean facility as required
- Update respective Leads of any supplies needed, damages and any delays or issues encountered
- Ensure all Health and Safety Guidelines are adhered to at all times
- Ensure dock safety for yourself and fellow coworkers
- Any other task or assignments deemed necessary by the organization
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma
- Reliable transportation
- Basic English language skills (written and oral)
- Warehouse experience considered an asset
- Good interpersonal, communication and organization skills
- Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50lbs repetitively
- Available through the week and/or weekends
- Ability to work up to 12-hour shifts
Compensation:
Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location.
Base Salary: $25001-$33501
We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
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