Termite Technician Trainee

About the Role

Termite Technicians play a crucial role in protecting customer properties from wood-destroying organisms, serving as the first line of defense in preserving and safeguarding these properties. The inspections, prevention, and treatment services provided create peace of mind and comfort for customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify customer’s termite problems and understand termite behaviors and habits to determine remedial steps.
• Perform termite treatment services safely and in accordance with company guidelines and standard practices.
• Apply anti-termite treatments to structures according to schedule, safety procedures, and label instructions.
• Communicate critical conditions conducive to termite activity to customers and discuss supplementary procedures and structural modifications.
• Verify job specifications are appropriate for each work order.
• Operate and maintain service vehicles and equipment.
• Complete production forms documenting services provided.
• Interact with customers and explain services provided.
• 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.
• Work on roofs and in high areas.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Clean shaven face (for safety reasons to ensure respirator seal).
• High school diploma or GED.
• Must possess a valid driver's license from state of residence.
• Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals).
• Ability to follow instructions for mixing on product labels.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including an OSHA-compliant respirator.
• Willingness to work in varied environmental conditions, including seasonal weather, damp and/or dusty locations.
• Comfort working 20 feet up on a ladder and in small confined spaces.
• Ability to tolerate significant physical movement, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling up and down stairs, ladders, scaffolding, ramps, and poles.
• Flexibility with working hours, including Monday-Friday and Saturdays as needed.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of customer service experience.
• Experience in termite control is a plus.
• General laborer, carpentry, cement, roofing, gutter, and attic experience is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn.
• Licenses/certificates as required by federal, state, and/or local regulations (covered by the company).