pest control technician

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Asset languages

• Hindi
• Urdu
• Panjabi; Punjabi

Work site environment

• Non-smoking
• Confined spaces
• At heights

Tasks

• Inspect buildings and outside areas to detect signs of infestation
• Provide estimate of costs
• Determine type of treatment required
• Prepare and spray chemical mixture on infested areas
• Fumigate households
• Place and set traps to capture and remove animals
• Install animal control barriers to keep animals off property
• Clean out areas that harbour pests
• Advise clients on how to prevent pest infestation

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Provincial Pesticide Applicator Licence

Equipment and machinery experience

• Animal traps
• Electrical sprayers
• Mechanical sprayer
• Needle strips
• Netting devices

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
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools / equipment

• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

• Experience an asset

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Commission

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities