Wildlife Service Technician- Lynn MA
About the role
We are Pest-End — one of the fastest-growing, family-owned and operated wildlife and pest management companies in New England. Our industry relies on skilled, essential workers doing real work that AI cannot replace. We offer long-term stability, career growth, competitive pay, 401(k), year-round or seasonal opportunities, paid licensing, and full training to help you build a new career. Our culture is built on passionate, empathetic leadership, a “think big, act small” mentality, and career paths that promote growth and internal promotions. We provide everything needed to be successful, competent, and confident in your role.
We are currently hiring wildlife service technicians in Massachusetts to begin or continue a career in professional wildlife control. Qualified candidates will have skills or experience with carpentry work. Wildlife technicians thrive on independence and enjoy occasional detective work to solve everyday to intricate wildlife problems for residential and business customers. The role requires working both outdoors and indoors throughout the year, using ladders, climbing on roofs, and entering tight spaces such as crawl spaces. Pest-End provides ladder safety training.
Responsibilities
- Driving company vehicle to customer locations (adequate off-street parking for a commercial vehicle required)
- Meeting with customers to diagnose and explain services needed
- Inspecting interior and exterior of customers' properties, including use of ladders, climbing on roofs, and entering crawl spaces
- Capturing nuisance wildlife in a safe manner
- Performing basic exclusion and repair work on areas where wildlife enter homes or businesses
- Obtaining state wildlife certification
- Obtaining state pesticide licenses to assist the Integrated Pest Management team
- Maintaining notes and records about customers and services performed
- Keeping an open line of communication between yourself, office staff, and managers
- Ability to lift 100 lbs+ comfortably
Requirements
- Must be pesticide licensed or PAC licensed
- Former carpentry/roofer skills required
- Valid driver's license with a driving record free of major incidents
- 18 years or older
- 2+ years of carpentry experience
- Complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to work full-time with potential for overtime during May – September
Physical Requirements
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb, bend, kneel, and crawl within tight spaces
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
- Specific hearing abilities required
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Comfortable with ladder work and on roofs; able to lift and maneuver up to a 40-foot ladder
- Comfort level on and off three-story and 12+ pitched roofs
Benefits
- Paid time off and holidays
- 401(k) with employer match up to 3%
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer-funded life insurance policy
- Paid training and state certifications provided for non-licensed new hires
- Company vehicle and gas card
- Short and long term disability through Aflac
- Company-supplied uniforms