Pest Control Technician

Why Island Palm Communities?

Teamwork, innovation, and mutual respect. At Island Palm Communities, our team members are responsible for our growth and success, and we challenge them to constantly be their best in our fast-paced workplace. Our team members are committed to helping people in the communities we serve, and we reward our team’s passion and hard work with competitive pay, amazing benefits, and learning and growth opportunities. 

As part of WinnCompanies, we are a nationally recognized leader in property management and development. With 3,700 team members working across 600+ locations in 23 states and D.C., WinnCompanies is the #1 manager of affordable housing and a leader in developing and managing mixed-use properties, market rate properties and military housing.

Our Benefits:

• Generous time off policies (including 11 paid holidays, generous Accrued Time Off increasing with years of service, paid sick time, annual day of service, and floating holiday)
• 401(k) plan with a company match
• Various comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision plan options for you and your family
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term Disability, Basic Term Life and AD&D, optional supplemental life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program and continuous training and development opportunities
• Wellness program (group challenges, seminars, gym membership reimbursement)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Relief Program supporting employees with unexpected hardships that place undue financial stress on them and their families

Position Summary:

Responsible for the management and elimination of structural pests. The technician will properly report application of insecticides used on the project. The purpose of this position is to help ensure safe and pest free-living conditions for our residents.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Identify pest problems and appropriate solution, apply chemical or mechanical devices in accordance with integrated Pest Management practices. Comply with all state, federal and local regulatory agencies. Must maintain all applicable certifications or licenses. Meet all work order response and completion times as defined in management plan.
2. Responsible for identifying, selecting, mixing, and applying chemicals in accordance with the product label, local, state, and federal regulations.
3. Responsible for recording chemical application data through electronic database and/or manual record keepoing
4. Periodically perform inventory control to ensure ample supply of materials is available

Requirements:

1. High School diploma or GED required
2. 1 -3 years previous work experience required
3. State license for Pesticide Application required
4. Pest Control Applicators certification required
5. A current driver'slicense in good standing and ability to meet the driving records standards outlined in the Company Safe Vehicular Operations Policy
6. Full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use in varied situations
7. Must be able to pass respirator fit test, which may include removal of facial hair
8. Basic familiarity with computers; able to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications
9. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing 
10. Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with organization staff, clients and visitors
11. Provide a high level of customer service to internal and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner