Job description

Pest Control Technician Job Description

Job Title: Pest Control Technician

Summary: Completes a pest control route each day and provides customers with the best pest control and eradication services in the industry by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Follows a daily route schedule and ensures timely arrivals at each stop.

• Discusses the scope of services provided with the customer to include preventative measures, procedures, sanitation and structural corrections.

• Identifies customer’s insect and rodent problems and determines corrective steps as required.

• Schedules work on assigned route, maintains current account service instructions and assists in contacting customers when appropriate.

• Attains levels of productivity based on training experience and types of accounts serviced. Provides pest control services by placing pest control materials in designated locations, conducting inspections and resolving customer issues.

• Evaluates pest control situations by inspecting conditions/new infestations; determining causes and analyzing treatments, prevention/exclusion options.

• Provides corrective repairs to customer property if needed after conclusion of pest/termite services.

• Places pest control materials in designated interior/exterior areas by determining appropriate bait (includes gels, dust, granules and liquids).

• Completes and turns in daily production reports, invoices, and all monies collected.

• Complies with safety procedures through use of personal protective equipment and notification to customers of pesticide chemicals.

• Ensures timely and proper completion of customer and administrative reports.

• Maintains equipment and company vehicle in a safe and orderly manner at all times.

Equipment:
Pest application equipment
Hand power tools
Ladders

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Language Ability:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates and Licenses:
State Applicator's License
Valid Driver's License
Technicians must pass required DEC exam and coursework within a 6 month time frame from the date of hired and keep a clean driving record.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and outdoor weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. This position requires moderate seasonal use of a ladders 25 foot or more.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 8 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Overtime pay

Experience level:

• No experience needed

Payment frequency:

• Paid weekly

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Syracuse, NY 13204: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person