Commercial Route Manager

Sprague Pest Solutions • Boise, ID

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Sprague Pest Solutions is seeking a Commercial Route Manager to join their team. This role is crucial for protecting public health, product, and food safety for commercial clients across various industries, including retail, food service, and logistics. The company emphasizes a supportive team culture where individuals work independently but are always backed by their colleagues. The primary function of the Route Manager is to manage a dedicated route, providing expert pest control and inspection services to commercial clients, ensuring timeliness and quality. This involves developing professional relationships with clients, understanding their unique business challenges, offering guidance, and solving a wide range of pest management problems. Sprague Pest Solutions is committed to investing in employee development through ongoing training and advancement opportunities, fostering a team environment that values integrity, innovation, and service excellence.

Requirements

• A passion for problem-solving and customer service
• Strong communication and time management skills
• A valid driver’s license and a 5+ years Satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record
• A desire to learn, grow, and make an impact every day
• A friendly and professional demeanor with a commitment to delivering uncompromising service.
• Ability to locate, identify, destroy, control, and repel pests using knowledge gained from training and certification programs.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule to meet client expectations and manage urgent and unscheduled services.
• Ability to collaborate with Operations Managers, Sales Reps, and a team of technicians to continually improve business operations.
• Maintain proper inventory of tools, equipment, and materials in the company vehicle.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years’ experience in route sales, facilities management, janitorial service, landscaping, environmental services, customer service, sales, retail, or hospitality roles
• Attention to detail and high standards of work quality
• Hunger for knowledge and professional development
• Competitive approach to both individual and team performance
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal, able to communicate complex concepts and risk factors to stakeholders and influence decision making
• Ability and aptitude with Microsoft Office Suite and other technology necessary for successful day-to-day functioning in a business environment.
• Ability to pass background screening requirements, including identity, criminal history and motor vehicle records checks
• Ability to meet DOT physical standards, including a 5-panel drug screen

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years’ experience in pest control, landscaping, agriculture, or food production
• Pest control, industrial, or safety certifications

Responsibilities

• Own a dedicated route of commercial clients and deliver expert pest control and inspection services that keep their businesses running smoothly.
• Tackle pest challenges head-on—responding quickly to service requests and complaints with professionalism and precision.
• Adapt to client needs with a flexible schedule, including urgent and unscheduled services.
• Spot opportunities to expand services, ask for referrals, and support the sales team with qualified leads.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and fully stocked company vehicle that reflects professionalism.
• Manage a dedicated route, providing pest control and inspection services to commercial clients according to established standards for timeliness and quality.
• Develop cordial professional relationships with clients to fully understand their unique business challenges, offer knowledgeable guidance, recommend actions, and solve a wide variety of pest management problems.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Career growth, ongoing training, and advancement opportunities
• Supportive team culture
• Performance bonuses and sales commissions
• A take-home service vehicle with gas card
• Company-provided phone, uniforms, and safety equipment
• On-the-job training and licensing
• Unlimited growth opportunities, with continuing education and leadership training
• Health Insurance within 30 days of hire
• Vision Insurance within 30 days of hire
• Dental Insurance within 30 days of hire
• 401K after 1 year, with 100% match up to 3% plus 50% match up to 6%
• Paid sick time available day 1
• Paid holiday time after 90 days
• Paid vacation time after 90 days
• Childcare assistance
• College savings plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees