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Job Details

Spray Pilot

Employer

Arty's Air Service

Date Posted

October 19, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Winkler, MB
    Camrose, AB
  • Earnings $45.00 to $65.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 18, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Arty's Air Service

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

Crop dusting and spraying

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
  • Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
  • Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
  • Perform post-flight inspections
  • Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
  • Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights
  • Conduct in-flight tests and monitor functioning of aircraft equipment and systems during flights
  • Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
  • Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions and other information
  • Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Commercial Pilot Licence - fixed wing
  • Pesticide Applicator's Licence

Equipment and machinery experience

Sprayer or duster

Security and safety

Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Values and ethics

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • 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)?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Overtime available

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

Bonus

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Spray Pilot is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Pilots
OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving - operating fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to provide services such as search-and-rescue operations, aerial surveying and spraying and crop dusting

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to test new aircraft to evaluate performance

DIRECTIVE

Interest in speaking with crews to direct their activities during flights as captain or co-pilot and in performing captain's duties as first officer, if required; in training other pilots on new equipment, and in preparing them for examinations to validate and upgrade existing licences

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