Utility Technician
Western Exterminator Company · Santa Rosa, CA · 3 wk ago
Customer Service$17–$23/hrFull-time
Benefits
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Responsibilities
- Pest Control: Conduct inspections to identify pest activity, perform pest control services for residential and commercial clients, and install and maintain termite control systems.
- TAP Insulation Installation: Efficiently install Thermal Acoustical Pest Control (TAP) insulation, ensuring quality service and customer satisfaction while managing job-site preparations and clean-up.
- Construction and Repair: Assist with light construction projects, including minor repairs and replacements related to pest damage.
- Customer Interaction: Communicate effectively with customers to explain services, ensure satisfaction, and provide guidance on pest control measures.
- Service Delivery: Perform exclusion services and wildlife removal, setting up and building exclusion traps, and ensuring safety protocols are followed.
- Continuous Learning: Stay updated on industry trends, technologies, and regulations. Participate in training to enhance your skills in pest control and related services.
Essential Job Functions
- Working around animals, insects and termites
- Working in tight, confined spaces such as basements, attics, crawl spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways
- Setting up and building exclusion traps, cuts flashing and forms hardware cloth to specifications
- Removing animals trapped in exclusion devices
- Working in a safety harness from roof tops as needed in the performance of exclusion services and wildlife removal
- Moving up to 50 pounds by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects
- Maintaining balance when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces
- Pushing objects forward, downward, or outward with sustained force using the upper extremities to press with steady force and drag, draw, haul, or tug objects
- Maintaining personal protective equipment (PPE), like an OSHA-compliant respirator
- Safely operating a motor vehicle and making sure it and all other equipment is kept clean
Qualifications
- Clean shaven face for safety reasons (rebreathers have to be able to seal your face)
- High school diploma or GED; related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Successfully meet pre-employment background screen
- Possess a valid driver’s license and undergo motor vehicle driving record check (Company vehicle and gas card provided)
- Available to work Monday-Friday and Saturdays as needed
- 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
- Licenses/certificates as required by federal, state, and/or local regulations (covered by us)
- Customer-facing experience preferred
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Physical stamina and strength
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Benefits
All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria. Click here to read more about our Total Rewards Program which includes:
- Professional and Personal Growth
- Multiple avenues to grow your career
- Training and development programs available
- Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)
- Health and Wellness
- Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1
- Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more
- Savings and Retirement
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions
- Work-Life Balance
- Vacation days & sick days
- Company-paid holidays & floating holidays
- A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility
Why Choose Us?
- A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity
- We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within
- We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives
What You Need
- Clean shaven face for safety reasons (rebreathers have to be able to seal your face)
- High school diploma or GED; related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Successfully meet pre-employment background screen
- Possess a valid driver’s license and undergo motor vehicle driving record check (Company vehicle and gas card provided)
- Available to work Monday-Friday and Saturdays as needed
- 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
- Licenses/certificates as required by federal, state, and/or local regulations (covered by us)
- Customer-facing experience preferred