Pest Control Technician

Pest Control Technician-Maui

Job Summary:

The Pest Control Technician delivers safe and effective pest control treatment methods to our customers and provides exceptional services, including pest control treatments, bait installations/inspections, and spot treatments. The technician must be familiar with many different pests and termites in Hawaii. Pest Control Technicians are required to work towards acquiring the HDOA 7C General Pest Control Applicators license.

Daily Work Schedule:

• Working from Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturdays as per the rotation
• Showing up on time and ready to work, with the start time determined by the location of the first appointment

Responsibilities

• Inspecting properties to identify sites of pest/termite infestation and determining the required treatment type.
• Applying chemical solutions, materials, or baits to eliminate pests as contracted.
• Acquiring knowledge of island pests and their habits
• Using appropriate protective gear and equipment during inspections and applications, always following label laws and company protocols
• Engaging in physically demanding tasks, including standing, walking, crawling, climbing, bending, twisting, and working in various conditions
• Adhering to all safety protocols, including wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required
• Reporting to clients before and after treatments, explaining any potential problems face to face when possible
• Recognizing safety as a personal responsibility and following proper safety protocols, with a commitment to personal and team safety
• Learning and gaining a working knowledge of Sentricon and Trelona baiting systems, including installation, inspection, care, and maintenance
• Measuring area dimensions for treatment, understanding pest and termite math to determine treatment areas, and needed materials.
• Ensuring safety procedures are followed for all applications and reentries.
• Possessing exceptional interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with customers
• Exercising strong attention to detail in treatments and bait applications, following label, installation, and application directions
• Reading and understanding product labels and SDS sheets in English or other permitted languages.
• Communicating all reschedules to the direct manager before leaving the customer's property.
• Knowledge of power tools, drills, power sprayers, general hand tools, and other tools as required by the job.
• Treating company-issued tools and equipment with care, respect, and maintaining them for proper functionality
• Maintaining proper inventory of tools, equipment, and materials in the company vehicle
• Assisting customers in moving belongings or items that may obstruct pest control treatment.
• Treating customers, homes, and property with respect and service with Aloha
• Building positive and strong relationships with clients and exceeding their expectations.
• Knowing and adhering to all HDOA regulations, following label instructions
• Maintaining a clean driving record and valid driver's license
• Respecting and obeying all traffic laws while safely driving company vehicles and never exceeding speed limits
• Taking responsibility for maintaining the assigned service vehicle in an organized, professional, and clean condition, following all HDOA-related regulations

Skills and Qualifications:

• Customer Service background
• Excellent communication
• Strong attention to detail
• Valid Driver’s License
• Good math skills — add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. You’ll need to be able to follow instructions for mixing on product labels.

Competencies:

• Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
• Self-motivated, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
• Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
• Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our aloha values

Work Conditions:

• Indoors and outdoors in all-weather conditions with the company provided weather gear if needed
• Working around mechanical parts, vehicles, electrical current, heights, scaffolding, fumes, dust, and chemicals.
• Exposed to various pests, animals and insects.

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 the job. *

• Up to 2/3 of time: standing, walking while carrying, lifting, pulling or repositioning objects up to 50 pounds
• Up to 2/3 of time: sitting, kneeling, reaching, crouching, crawling and climbing ladders, ramps and poles in confined spaces and passageways
• Up to 2/3 of time: transport or place up to 50 pounds
• Up to 1/3 of time: safely operate a vehicle to various locations
• Up to 1/3 of time Up to 1/3 of time: wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and OSHA-compliant respirator

NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.