Position: Service Technician Residential, Commercial,

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Controlling pests on-site in a variety of accounts.
• Physically inspecting a variety of residential and commercial structures to determine the presence of pests; calculating the severity of infestations and the degree of structural damage.
• Interfacing directly with homeowners, homebuyers, and their agents regarding the work to be accomplished.
• Creating diagrams and graphs indicating the type, degree, and location of infestations.
• Performing creative sales solicitations and providing estimates.
• Coordinating activities with the department secretaries and other branch personnel.
• Determining the costs, estimating the crew time, and scheduling work.
• Receiving and properly accounting for company funds collected during the course of business activities.
• Submitting all paperwork and collections on a daily basis.
• Performing other administrative tasks at the supervisor's direction, including ordering equipment and supplies, compiling and submitting a variety of reports, and calling customers regarding client callbacks and stopped service.
• Maintain company-issued equipment and vehicle in a clean and safe condition at all times.
• May complete rodent exclusion tasks.
• May complete minor home repairs, including insulation removal and installation.
• Ensuring that jobs are done legally, professionally, and within specifications.
• Receiving and accounting for company funds.
• Read and understand label instructions regarding treatment procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

You must hold and maintain a valid drivers license.

Education and Specifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
• You must obtain the necessary license or certification for the state/province within 6 months of the start date.

Physical Demands

• May be asked to perform general maintenance, such as empty the trash or sweep floors, as part of an employee rotation.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 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.

Work Environment

• You will work outdoors in all types of weather. Use and maintain safety equipment including bump caps, gloves, goggles, respirators, eye washers, first aid kits, and spill abatement equipment. During a normal workday, you may inspect, crawl and work in sub-areas, basements, and attics of structures and work with or around avicides, desiccants, fumigants, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, miticides, propellants, rodenticides, termiticides, and other materials commonly found in and around structures.
• Operate company vehicles, power sprayers, foggers, dusters, drills, vacuums, and a variety of common hand and power tools and other equipment. Perform minor repairs on tools and related equipment as needed and must keep vehicle and equipment in a clean and safe working condition.

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