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Commercial Pest Technician

Terminix · Des Plaines, IL · 2 days ago
Customer Service$20–$24/hrFull-time

Benefits

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Responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough inspections of client properties to identify signs of pest infestations, damage, and entry points.
  • Apply approved pest control products, including chemicals, baits, and traps, to effectively eliminate pests while adhering to safety standards.
  • Provide advice on how to reduce the risk of future infestations.
  • Build relationships with customers, schedule and confirm their appointments, help with sales to current customers, and expand our product to new customers.
  • Ensure that all pest control equipment is properly maintained, stocked, and in good working condition.
  • Adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations regarding pest control products and safety protocols.
  • Drive and safely operate a company provided service vehicle (we provide routine maintenance).

Essential Job Functions

  • Working in tight, confined spaces such as basements, attics, crawl spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways.
  • Working around animals, insects and termites.
  • Working around mechanical parts, vehicles, electrical current, heights and scaffolding, fumes, dust, and chemicals, and handling all of these conditions safely.
  • Lots of moving around — regularly sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, up and down stairs, ladders, scaffolding, ramps, and poles.
  • Necessary to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), like an OSHA-compliant respirator.

Requirements

Clean shaven face- for safety reasons (rebreathers have to be able to seal your face)

A high school diploma or GED; related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

A valid driver’s license from state of residence.

Solid reading, writing, and verbal communication skills and the ability to present information in both internal and external settings.

Basic 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.

Qualifications

Licenses/certificates as required by federal, state, and/or local regulations (covered by us).

Skills

Customer-facing experience preferred.

Pay

Hourly: $20.00 - $24.00

Schedule

Monday-Friday and Saturdays as needed.

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