Student Employment Job Board Posting: Insight Pest Solutions, Pest Control Technician

Field/Industry Landscape & Outdoors

Business Name Insight Pest Solutions

Contact Name Jennifer Spencer

Address 50 Howe Ave Unit H Millbury, MA 01527 USA

Phone Number 7257260873

Website http://www.insightpest.com

Job Position/Title Pest Control Technician

Rate of Pay $15 - $18 Per Hour

Days / Hours Monday - Saturday / Full Time / Part - Time Available

Link to job application https://insightpest.com/careers/

Job Description

Works under immediate supervision to gain experience and become proficient in aspects of pest control. Learns how to apply company pesticide products to structures according to schedule, safety procedures and label instructions as needed based on service requests, call customers to confirm scheduled services, complete required production forms, and assist in sales to current customers.

Responsibilities

• Learns how to properly apply company products to structures according to schedule, safety procedures, and label instructions
• Drives company vehicle to customers’ houses or places of business.
• Calls customers to confirm scheduled services.
• Responds on a timely basis to customers’ requests for telephone and in-person service calls.
• Assists with completion of required production forms at end of daily route.
• Maintains vehicle and equipment in clean and proper operating condition.
• Assists in sales to current customers through contact on route.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• 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
• Maintains licenses/certificates as required by federal, state, or local regulations
• Maintains valid driver’s license

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)
• Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Driver's License (Preferred)

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

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

Incumbent must be prepared to:

• Move up to 10 pounds regularly, and 11-20 lbs frequently, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects. Exerting up to 50 lbs of force to move objects is required occasionally.
• Use legs and/or hands and arms to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, etc., in a manner that exceeds what is required for ordinary locomotion.
• Maintain his/her balance when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces; balance exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion.
• Bend legs and spine downward and forward to crouch or squat, and bend legs at the knee to come to rest on a surface with one or both knees, including crawling on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Push objects forward, downward, or outward with sustained force using the upper extremities to press with steady force, and drag, draw, haul, or tug objects with sustained motion using the upper extremities to exert force.
• Extend his/her hands and arms in any direction to reach objects, and move objects from a lower to a higher position, or move objects horizontally from one position to another, by lifting or carrying objects either in his/her hands or arms or by strapping equipment to the body; requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Use touch of skin to perceive attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture; particularly fingertips.
• Express or exchange ideas with others through the use of spoken word, quickly, accurately, and at an easily audible volume, and receive detailed information through oral communication at usual speaking levels without correction, and/or make fine discriminations in the nature of sounds in the environment.
• Operate a motor vehicle and use electrically and manually powered hand tools for securing objects to surfaces.

Employee is required to have:

• Close visual acuity to perform detail oriented activities at distances close to the eyes, as well as visual acuity to perform activities at or within arm’s reach with skill, control, and accuracy, and to determine the accuracy, neatness, and/or thoroughness of work assigned, or make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., inspection).
• Visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or equipment.

Employee will be subject to:

• Both inside (not necessarily temperature controlled) and outside (without protection from weather; extreme heat-above 100 and/or cold-below 32 for more than one hour) environmental conditions.
• Hazardous physical conditions, such as mechanical parts, vehicles, electrical current, heights and scaffolding, chemical exposure, and/or high heat.
• Atmospheric conditions affecting the respiratory system of the skin, such as fumes, odors, dust, mold, mist, gas, poor ventilation.
• Exposure to animals and insects.
• Meet physical requirements and/or pass medical certification in compliance with state and/or federal regulatory requirements and company safety policies relating to carrying and wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), including, but not limited to an OSHA compliant respirator.
• Working in tight, confined spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways including but not limited to crawl spaces.

Benefits

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

Supplemental Pay

• Commission pay

Education

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience

• Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location

• One location

This Job Is

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a high school diploma/GED

Benefit Conditions

• Waiting period may apply

Work Remotely

• No

COVID-19 Precaution(s)

• Remote interview process
• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Virtual meetings
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place

Requirements

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)
• Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Driver's License (Preferred)

Apply By

• Email Resume
• Online Application