Driver Helper

Primary Job Posting Location:

Ottawa, Ontario Canada

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Explore an exciting career opportunity with a renowned Fortune Global 500 organization. Immerse yourself in innovative challenges, embrace our enriching work culture, and collaborate with exceptional teams dedicated to your continuous growth. At UPS, we are searching for individuals with a unique blend of skills and passion to lead us into a brighter future. If you possess the necessary attributes and ambition to drive personal or team success, then we have positions tailored to enhance your abilities and elevate you to new heights.

Job Description:

Discover at UPS how we blend an array of opportunities, innovation, and rewards to sculpt a truly distinctive career journey. Through our distinctive internal promotion ethos, you will constantly encounter thrilling prospects at every organizational tier. From training and development to progress and empowerment, you are empowered to chart a career trajectory that can lead you anywhere you aspire to be.

UPS is presently seeking a Part-time Driver Assistant / Walker at a designated site in Ottawa. Commencing at $17.30 per hour. The incumbent will support UPS Package Drivers in facilitating deliveries and collections of UPS packages at designated drop boxes and customer premises along a specified route. The role entails operating in a dynamic, physically-demanding environment that involves continual handling, moving, and conveying of packages. The primary focus of this position is to ensure superior customer service through efficiency and dedication.

Job Details:

• Job Classifications: Part-time (Field job)
• Job Type: Permanent/ Hourly
• Job Location: Meeting points are scattered throughout Ottawa. The main meeting point is situated at Rideau Centre
• Work days: Monday - Fridays*
• Scheduled Shift: 3-5 hours per shift, commencing between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm

• The Driver Assistant is required to work five days a week with slight variations in shift timings. Shift hours may be subject to change based on package volume fluctuations.
• The Driver Assistant collaborates with the full-time delivery driver. Responsibilities include parcel delivery within a defined area within a specified timeframe—either on foot using a hand cart.

Requirements

• Monday to Friday - 5 days per week (3 - 5 hours per shift)
• Must be willing to spend 3 – 5 hours outdoors in delivering parcels within a designated area
• Excellent communication abilities
• Proficiency in handling postal codes, routing charts, and maps
• Capable of lifting up to 70-lbs (32-kg) – equipped with a hand cart. This role necessitates physical movement in and out of the delivery vehicle multiple times a day.
• Adherence to UPS appearance standards
• Potential for additional hours during peak seasons
• Driver’s license not mandatory
• Permanent role
• Must be capable of working up to 25 hours per week.
• Commencement of work immediately after orientation or as per schedule.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive training provided
• Weekly remuneration (every Friday)
• Salary: $17.30
• Potential for future advancement within the organization, including full-time delivery driver positions.

UPS upholds a commitment to Promoting Diversity in Employment and extends an invitation to all applicants. Only qualified candidates will receive notifications for interview processes.

UPS stands as an inclusive and equitable employer. Accommodations can be arranged upon request for candidates with disabilities participating in the recruitment phase. Kindly communicate any accommodation requirements due to a disability once selected to partake in the recruitment process.