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Utility Arborist

Employer

Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada Limited

Date Posted

March 13, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Nisku, AB
  • Earnings $26.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 12, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada Limited

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Dangerous
  • Outdoors
  • At heights

Work setting

Various locations

Tasks

  • Survey and assess designated sites
  • Operate chainsaw to fell, delimb and buck trees
  • Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
  • Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
  • Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products

Area of specialization

Plant knowledge and identification

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Physically demanding
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Manual dexterity
  • Standing for extended periods

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Team player
  • Reliability
  • Organized

Screening questions

Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

Stocks/shares

Long term benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

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

Interest Codes

Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators
OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving garbage trucks, street cleaning equipment such as street sweepers and other vehicles equipped with rotating brushes, snowploughs and plough blades; sewer maintenance equipment such as rodders and sewer jet cleaners; and trucks equipped with road-sanding and other similar apparatus

METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to maintain streets and repair sewer systems, and to remove garbage and dump loads at designated areas

innovative

Interest in checking, lubricating, refuelling and cleaning equipment, and in reporting any malfunctions to supervisors

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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Abilities

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Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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