Termite Technician

J&J Exterminating•Elmwood, LA

About The Position

J&J Exterminating, Co. is an independent pest control company serving Louisiana and Texas. The company describes itself as family-run, with a professional and kind culture, a focus on work-life balance, and high service standards. The role includes paid specialized training in sales, products and services, safety, and certification. The Termite Technician provides wood-destroying insect and organism services and annual renewal inspections for residential and commercial customers. Work includes structural inspections, termite treatments, customer communication, documentation, route driving, and care of equipment and vehicles. The position is non-exempt and follows a 40-hour work week, generally eight hours per day Monday through Friday. Emergency or on-call assignments may require weekend and night work where specified. The work is physically demanding and may involve ladders, extreme weather, confined spaces, noise, dampness, dust, and exposure to pest-control products, chemicals, pests, droppings, and traps. The posting notes that the description may not be all-inclusive and may be changed by management. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with disabilities when applicable; employment is at-will.

Requirements

Current driver license.
Must be at least 23 years old to drive.
Ability to pass and maintain Applicator Licensure in the state or states of employment and attend annual recertification.
Computer, smartphone, and iPad literacy, including email and Adobe e-sign.
Tidy grooming and compliance with company dress and uniform requirements; facial-hair limitations apply where required for safe respirator use.
Ability to perform physical work involving walking, standing, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
Ability to meet lifting requirements over 50 pounds.
Ability to work around ladders, extreme weather, moderate to loud noise, confined spaces, dampness, dust, and pest-control treatment agents, products, chemicals, pests, droppings, and traps.
Pass a background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

Communicate professionally with team members, supervisors, CSR personnel, current customers, and prospective customers.
Perform visual structural pest inspections and probe for wood-destroying insects and organisms.
Identify wood-destroying pests using visual cues and available reference and training materials.
Prepare job sites and apply or install termite treatments in compliance with company protocols, product labels, applicable laws, graphs, and instructions.
Calculate product ratios, application rates, percentages, and proportions required for treatments.
Document inspection findings, termiticide and product quantities, production completion, payments, call-backs, and incomplete jobs using required forms and procedures.
Maintain issued sprayers, application devices, vehicle, tools, respirator, uniform, smartphone, tablet, and Sentricon® Interrogator.
Support annual renewal inspections and termite production work while maintaining required service records.
Attend annual applicator recertification and pursue ongoing product knowledge through training, product literature, trade shows, and vendor training.