Pest Control Specialist

About the Role

At SeaWorld, we're passionate about caring for animals. In fact, we've already rescued over 40,000 animals (and counting!). Join us as an Ambassador and play a vital role in our team, helping to bring joy, excitement, and lasting memories to people from around the world.

Responsibilities

• Perform tasks related to the identification and treatment of landscape and other pests and weeds.
• Occasionally perform diverse horticultural, grounds keeping, and greenhouse tasks including watering, weeding, planting, transplanting, pruning, mulching, and mowing.
• Maintain documentation and inventory of chemicals utilized.
• Assist management in training and advising ambassadors on technical aspects of Pest Control duties and grounds keeping operations.
• Consistently maintain pesticide application equipment.
• Operate equipment such as mowers, augers, trimmers, shears, tillers, utility carts, water tanks, tractors, and forklifts.
• Responsible for truck and trailer operation.
• Respond to pest control calls with exceptional guest service.
• Coordinate treatments with various departments.
• Perform cleaning tasks to maintain a safe, clean, professional workplace and other miscellaneous duties as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 18 years old.
• Possession of a valid state driver’s license.
• Able to obtain a non-commercial certified applicator license through the SPCS within the first 90 days of employment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to stand for long periods of time.
• Able to bend, kneel, and climb repetitively.
• Able to lift, push, and pull 50 pounds.
• Comfortable working with insects, reptiles, and rodents.
• Comfortable with heights.
• Comfortable working around chemicals, fumes, dust, and odors.
• Comfortable with exposure to noise, vibrations, and motion.
• Able to train on and properly use protective gear.
• Able to work indoors/outdoors in all weather conditions and temperature extremes.
• Available to work varying shifts/hours based on business need, including weekdays, weekends, and holidays. Shifts are between 6:00am-1:30pm, Friday-Monday.
• Able to work independently and have flexibility to work successfully in a team environment when needed.

Qualifications

• A current Texas Certified Applicators License is strongly preferred.
• Previous pest control experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in identifying pests and determining control measures, as well as mixing, applying, clean-up, and recording all pest control operations is preferred.

Pay

$18.00 per hour

Benefits

• FREE park admission
• Discounts on park admission tickets and passes for family and friends
• Park discounts on food, merchandise, etc.
• Scholarship opportunities
• Exclusive employee events and giveaways