Termite Technician
Terminix · Harrisburg, PA · 3 days ago
Customer ServiceFull-time
About the role
Termite Technicians use their expertise to play a role in protecting customers properties from wood destroying organisms. As a Termite Technician you are the first line of defense in preserving and safeguarding customers' properties. The inspections, prevention, and treatment services that you provide will create peace of mind and comfort for our customers.
Responsibilities
- Identify customer's termite problems and have knowledge of termite behaviors and habits to determine remedial steps
- Perform termite treatment services safely and according to company guidelines and standard practices
- Applying anti-termite treatments to structures according to schedule, safety procedures and label instructions
- Communicate to the customer critical conditions that are conducive to termite activity discuss procedures and structural modifications, which may be supplemental to treatment process
- Verifying that job specifications are appropriate for each work order
- Operate and maintain service vehicles and equipment
- Completing production forms documenting services provided
- Interacting with customers and explaining services provided
Essential Job Functions
- Tolerate a variety of environmental conditions, including seasonal weather, damp and/or dusty locations
- Prepare the job site for treatment
- Enter and exit structures and crawl spaces; climb over and on top of structures; ascend and descend stairs and ladders
- Comfortable working 20 feet up on a ladder along with working in small confined spaces
- General laborer, carpentry, cement, roofing, gutter and attic experience is a plus
- Ability to work on roofs and high areas
- Regularly sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, up and down stairs, ladders, scaffolding, ramps, and poles
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE), like an OSHA-compliant respirator, and regularly work in confined spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways
Requirements
- Clean shaven face for safety reasons (rebreathers must be able to seal to your face)
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid driver's license from state of residence (Company vehicle and gas card provided)
- At least 1 year of customer service experience (termite control experience is a plus)
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn
- Flexible with working hours, Monday-Friday and Saturdays as needed
- Licenses/certificates as required by federal, state, and/or local regulations (covered by us)
- Basic math skills — add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; able to follow instructions for mixing on product labels
Benefits
All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria.
- Professional and Personal Growth: Multiple avenues to grow your career, training and development programs available, tuition reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)
- Health and Wellness: Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more. Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1.
- Savings and Retirement: 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions
- Work-Life Balance: Vacation days & sick days, company-paid holidays & floating holidays, and a company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility
Pay
Competitive pay with performance incentives for many roles.