Pest Control Technician
About the Role
Nashville Zoo is dedicated to inspiring a culture of understanding and discovery of our natural world through conservation, innovation, and leadership. With a diverse collection of animals and a commitment to wildlife preservation, we provide engaging experiences for visitors of all ages.
With veterinary oversight and guidance, the Pest Control Technician is responsible for design, maintenance, application, and evaluation of a responsive and preventive pest control program through both chemical product and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches. The Pest Control Technician is responsible to provide safe, effective, preventive and responsive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to control pests (including vermin, birds, insects, and others) for Nashville Zoo collection, food services, and grounds.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement strategies to preclude food sources and harborage for pests in collection, non-collection, and food service areas on grounds.
- Maintain direct communication with Zoological Managers and Lead Keepers on pest control problems, including written and electronic reports.
- Act as on-grounds contact with City of Nashville officials in mosquito deterrence and control and consultants for pest control problems.
- Responsible for unloading, storage, inventory rotation, safe and appropriate expired waste discard, and ordering chemical pest control supplies. Maintain organized workspace and work vehicle.
- Assist with unloading, storage, and maintenance of all dry goods and supplies in commissary warehouse and other areas of the zoo as needed.
- Apply chemical agents in a Safe, legal, and efficient manner for controlling pest organisms and humane trapping (lethal and capture depending on species) of vermin, including disposing of carcasses appropriately.
- Transport and deliver animals, as it relates to pest control management, regarding nuisance wildlife transport, both on and off