Weed Control Technician

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations
• Landscape maintenance
• Park and recreation sites

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Write daily basic progress reports
• Select, classify, catalogue and weed library materials
• Control reported insect, disease and weed problems
• Spray herbicides from the ground using manual spraying equipment
• Weeding

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

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

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Chain saw
• Pick-up truck
• Weed trimmer/edger

Area of work experience

• Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication

Area of specialization

• Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information

Security and safety

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

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel regularly
• Willing to travel overnight
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves
• Cellular phone
• Rain gear

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Creativity
• Hardworking
• Resourcefulness