Work site environment

• Odours
• Dusty
• At heights

Work setting

• Urban area
• Rural area
• On-site customer service
• Various locations

Responsibilities

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.

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Provincial Pesticide Applicator Licence

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Animal traps
• Netting devices

Specialization or experience

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Additional information

Security and safety

• 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

• Gloves
• Mask

Personal suitability

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