Pesticide Applicator

Brazoria County•1380 East Kiber Street Angleton, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under general supervision, conducts mosquito spraying operations, larviciding control work, and mosquito activity surveillance for the County’s Mosquito Control Department. This role involves operating specialized equipment, performing maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The position requires adaptability to different work schedules depending on the season and the ability to work effectively in various environments, including outdoor settings and potentially hazardous conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Six months of experience in a related field.
Knowledge of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing mosquito control program operations.
Knowledge of Department policies, procedures, and regulations covering specific areas of assignment.
Knowledge of basic methods, techniques, principles, and practices used in repair shops.
Skill in reading and interpreting maps.
Skill in general maintenance of shops and vehicles.
Skill in operating various tools and equipment typically used in vehicle repair and maintenance and small engine repair and maintenance.
Skill in troubleshooting mechanical malfunctions.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with managers, supervisors, employees, elected officials, local/state/federal staff, Mosquito Control Board members, external public agencies and organizations, vendors, media, and the general public.
Ability to use initiative, discretion, and decision making within established procedures, guidelines, and rules.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to work effectively within strict time frames and under pressure.
Ability to provide effective work teams and efficient customer service.
Ability to operate a personal computer and various software applications.
Texas Department of Agriculture Nonpolitical Pesticide Applicators License.
Respirator FitTest (post-employment).
ICS-100-200-700-800 (post-employment).
TFFA Class C (post-employment).
Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

Operates hand sprayers and drives trucks equipped with gasoline-powered fogger to spray insecticide safely over designated areas to control breeding of mosquitoes.
Conducts pre-operation checks of the truck and equipment to ensure that all systems are safe and operating properly.
Maintains awareness of truck and equipment operation to ensure safe operation of all mechanical devices and that application rates are within prescribed ranges.
Maintains spray trucks and calibrates mosquito spraying equipment to ensure proper application of pesticides.
Exchanges, rebuilds, overhauls, and installs motors on trucks and mosquito spraying equipment.
Sands, repairs, and refinishes/paints automotive vehicle bodies.
Fills trucks and spray units with gasoline; prepares pesticide formulations and fills spray unit with chemicals.
Surveys ditches, marshes, and freshwater areas and treats with larvicides when needed.
Completes daily reports, inventory logs, and mileage records as required on operation forms.
Updates maps and driving routes as instructed.
Maintains onsite buildings and grounds by performing heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming carpets, waxing floors, washing outside of buildings, weeding flowerbeds, trimming bushes, and removing trash.
Responds to resident requests and works with public during site investigations and passing out public flyers.
Attends professional activities, conferences, and committees; obtains and maintains state required pesticide license.
Performs other duties as assigned.