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Pest Control Technician
Employer
Ecopest Inc.Date Posted
June 14, 2022Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $45,000.00 to $55,000.00 annually (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 44 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Jul 14, 2022
Employer
Ecopest Inc.
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Provincial Pesticide Applicator Licence
Education
- Some college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training
- Not required
- Completion of high school
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Mechanical sprayer
- Animal traps
Experience
Will train
Additional Skills
Provide estimate of costs
Specific Skills
- Advise clients on how to prevent pest infestation
- Prepare and spray chemical mixture on infested areas
- Place and set traps to capture and remove animals
- Install animal control barriers to keep animals off property
- Inspect buildings and outside areas to detect signs of infestation
- Fumigate households
- Determine type of treatment required
- Clean out areas that harbour pests
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Driver's validity licence check
- Criminal record check
- Basic security clearance
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
- Rural area
- On-site customer service
- Urban area
- Various locations
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Organized
Health benefits
- Health care plan
- Dental plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Gratuities
- Commission
Long term benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Other benefits
Other benefits
Transportation provided by employer
Screening questions
- 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?
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Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating mechanical and electric sprayers; and in preparing and spraying chemical mixtures on infested areas
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing information to determine type of treatment required; and in cleaning out areas using rakes, shovels, brooms and mops
- innovative
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Interest in speaking with customers to provide cost estimates and to advise on how to prevent pest infestation
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