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Pest Control Technician

Employer

AB GREENSCAPE INC.

Date Posted

March 10, 2025

Languages

English or French
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $18.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 20 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Part Time Leading to Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 09, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

AB GREENSCAPE INC.

Languages

English or French

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Confined spaces
  • Odours
  • Dusty
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Noisy
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Rural area
  • Various locations
  • Private residence
  • Sports field

Tasks

  • Apply fertilizers
  • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Provincial licence/certification to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Sprayer or duster
  • Small engine equipment
  • Pick-up truck

Specialization or experience

  • Green economy sector
  • Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Walking
  • Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Gloves
  • Mask
  • Cellular phone
  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • 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?

Experience

Experience an asset

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

On the road job

Financial benefits

Mileage paid

Other benefits

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

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Pest Control Technician is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Pest Controllers and Fumigators
OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating mechanical and electric sprayers; and in preparing and spraying chemical mixtures on infested areas

METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to determine type of treatment required; and in cleaning out areas using rakes, shovels, brooms and mops

innovative

Interest in speaking with customers to provide cost estimates and to advise on how to prevent pest infestation

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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