Job Title: Pest Control Technician
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: VP of Commercial Maintenance
General Summary:
A Pest Control Technician complies with safety and environmental regulations, maintaining customer relationships, and ensuring high service standards.
Essential Functions:
- Adhere to pest control treatment plans.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Comply with safe and effective pest control techniques.
- Maintain client relationships and handle service issues.
- Address inventory, supplies, and equipment needs.
- Prepare reports and maintain accurate service records.
- Knowledge of common pests (insects, rodents, birds, etc.) and their life cycles.
- Understanding pest behavior, habitats, and signs of infestation.
- Ability to accurately identify pests for targeted treatment.
Supporting Functions:
In addition to the performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions:
- Assist with special projects when needed
- Resolve minor issues quickly and effectively
- Maintain a favorable working relationship with all other company employees
- Other duties as assigned by management
Specific Job Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
- Knowledge of local, state, and federal pest control regulations (e.g., EPA, OSHA).
- Understanding of pesticide licensing and certification requirements.
- Familiarity with proper pesticide storage, handling, and disposal procedures.
- Knowledge of safety procedures for chemical handling and equipment use.
- Ability to implement workplace safety programs and personal protective equipment (PPE) usage.
- Understanding of environmental impact and public health considerations.
Qualification Standards
Communication:
- Strong communication skills are needed.
- Ability to convey information and ideas.
- Ability to deal effectively with vastly diverse groups of people
Experience:
Preferred: Previous 1 year if experience as a technician
Licenses or Certificates:
Required: Valid Driver’s License
Required: IDPH certification, IDOA as needed to perform job duties
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance including hair color.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to reach by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction
- Ability to frequently walk and climb/descend stairs approximately 50% of the time.
- Ability to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, the use of small tools, nozzles, containers and hoses.
- Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds without assistance and a maximum of 100 pounds with assistance
- Ability to periodically bend, kneel, crawl, and twist torso as needed to accomplish required tasks
- Ability to perform duties with extreme temperature and noise ranges
- Ability to fit into tight or confined spaces
- Ability to see within normal parameters
- Ability to hear within a normal range
- Ability to move about
- Must have the physical ability to maintain balance, climb safely, and carry supplies or materials while ensuring three points of contact at all times while using a ladder.
This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.
It is the policy of Tentac Enterprises to comply with all federal and state laws concerning the employment of individuals with disabilities and to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Tentac Enterprises provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Effective Date: September 4th, 2025
