Service Technician

Thomas Pest Services

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Schenectady, New York

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Technicians are responsible for inspecting customer properties to identify and treat pest issues while maintaining accurate service records. They must operate company vehicles safely and provide relationship-based pest management solutions to residential and commercial clients.

Qualifications

Thomas Pest Services is looking for Pest Control Service Technicians who can learn quickly and thrive working independently. The role involves solving pest problems for residential and commercial customers, requiring effective communication, strong technology skills, and the ability to maintain accurate records. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and no prior pest management experience is needed.

Job Description

Pest Control Service Technician - $1,000 Hiring Bonus

Regular Full-Time & Seasonal Full-Time

Flexible Scheduling – 4 Day Work Week! $45,000 - $65,000 annually

At Thomas Pest Services, we take pride in being one of the fastest-growing, family-owned, and operated pest management companies in the Capital and Upper Hudson Valley Regions. Our success is driven by individuals who embody our core values. We believe the key to our business thriving is ensuring our team members’ personal growth and success. We foster a culture of passionate and empathetic leadership, relationship-building, and providing clear career paths for growth and internal promotions. When you join Thomas Pest Services, you receive everything you need to be successful, competent, and confident.

Who We Need

Our business and team are growing. We are hiring regular full-time and seasonal full-time Pest Control Technicians who can learn quickly, digest technical information, and thrive working independently while receiving support from their supervisor and colleagues. Each year, after the seasonal work is completed (April through October) many of our seasonal full-time employees are asked to stay on as regular full-time employees. Our seasonal full-time employees have the same benefits as regular full-time employees.

Pest Control Service Technicians deliver on our core focus of relationship-based pest management. By partnering with our residential and commercial customers, technicians will use their inspection skills to solve, treat, and prevent pest problems. Effective communication and strong technology skills are essential for interacting with customers and colleagues.

What You Get!

Compensation for Pest Control Service Technician:

  • $22 - $27 per hour depending on experience level
  • Tech lead commission
Hiring Bonus:
  • $1,000 total, paid in two installments: $500 after 30 days of active employment and $500 after 90 days of active employment.

Benefits for Pest Control Service Technician:

  • Simple IRA (3% match after one year of employment)
  • $400.00 towards health insurance, including dental and vision.
  • $250.00 towards self-improvement

Perks for Pest Control Service Technician:

  • Option of a 4 or 5 day work week
  • Company vehicle and gas card
  • Smart Phone
  • Company Paid Uniforms
  • Customer Review Cash

Time Off:

  • Paid time off starts accruing on day 1 of employment
  • Paid Holidays

Job Duties:

  • Service customers demonstrating relationship based pest management to resolve and prevent customer pest concerns and issues.
  • Operate company vehicles safely and maintain equipment and tools in good working condition.
  • Maintain accurate records of services performed, chemicals used, and observations made during inspections on a company issued mobile device.
  • Mix, apply and treat with pesticides in compliance with state regulations and company policies.
  • Arrive promptly at your first scheduled stop and complete all services within the time allotted.
  • Inspect customer properties to identify pest activity and develop appropriate treatment plans.
  • Identify potential pest entry points and advise customers on exclusion methods.

Training:

  • No pest management experience needed
  • Pathways to Growth – our development plan for technician growth
  • Comprehensive in-field and classroom training programs designed to get you certified, knowledgeable, confident and prepared to hit the ground running
  • We pay for certification exams and annual renewals
  • On-going training to keep you sharp and ahead of the game on industry trends and changes

Requirements to become a Pest Control Service Technician

  • 18 years or older
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Ability to work full-time with the potential for overtime during May - September

Location & Schedule

This position reports out of our Albany headquarters. Each day, technicians travel to customer locations throughout the Capital Region and Upper Hudson Valley based on their assigned route.

Physical Demands of Pest Control Technicians

While performing job responsibilities, technicians will frequently engage in activities such as lifting, walking, and crawling. Individuals should be capable of reaching with hands and arms, climbing on ladders, kneeling, and crawling. Applicants must possess the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and be comfortable getting on roofs as required. Technicians should anticipate working in various climates. We provide proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and thorough training to ensure a safe working environment.

Thomas Pest Services is an EOE and drug-free workplace.

Thomas Pest Services

"At Thomas Pest Services, our passion is to enhance the lives of those around us through relationship-based pest management. We provide many services including general pest control, rodent control, mosquito and tick control, termite services, and wildlife removal services to residential homes and commercial facilities throughout the Capital Region and Hudson Valley. All of our services are provided by highly trained technicians and an office staff eager to help you! As we like to say here, “We treat little things, like BIG things!” Contact our team today for your FREE inspection!"
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