pest control technician
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Tasks:
- Inspect buildings and outside areas to detect signs of infestation.
- Determine type of treatment required.
- Prepare and spray chemical mixture on infested areas.
- Place and set traps to capture and remove animals.
- Clean out areas that harbour pests.
- Advise clients on how to prevent pest infestation.
- Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages.
- Utilize hand and power tools.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Provincial Pesticide Applicator Licence.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Animal traps.
- Electrical sprayers.
- Mechanical sprayer.
Area of specialization:
Pesticides.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
- Driver's validity licence check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
- Vehicle supplied by employer.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Overtime available.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- Bonus.
- Gasoline paid.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Mileage paid.
Long term benefits:
Maternity and parental benefits.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- On-site amenities.
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Travel insurance.
- Variable or compressed work week.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for Veterans:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans .
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market .
Supports for visible minorities:
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).