Trainee/Licenced - Pest Control Technician

Rentokil Initial plc; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Phone for the job

Safety gear provided

Career progression paths

Job summary

Programmed in Townsville is seeking a Trainee/Licenced Pest Control Technician to inspect homes and businesses, apply pest control solutions, and advise customers on prevention. You’ll drive a company van, load up each day, and complete digital reports on your phone.

Full-time with rotating weekend shifts, a full manual driver’s licence and a clean criminal record are required. Opportunities exist to progress into management and other roles within the company.

Qualifications

• Full manual driver's licence.
• Clean criminal record.

Responsibilities

• Inspect homes and businesses for pests and carry out treatments.
• Drive a company van to sites around Townsville.
• Visit customer sites daily and apply pest control solutions.
• Provide customers with prevention advice.
• Fill in digital reports on your phone.

Skills

Pest control knowledge

Customer service

Safety awareness

Tools

Mobile reporting app

Job description

Trainee/Licenced - Pest Control Technician

Townsville, QLD · Outdoors / nature, Always changing

You'd be driving a company van to homes and businesses around Townsville to inspect them for pests and carry out treatments. Each day you load up your vehicle, visit different customer sites, apply pest control solutions, and give customers advice on prevention. After each job you fill in a digital report on your phone. You work full-time Monday to Friday but also do some rotating weekend shifts, and you'll need a full manual driver's licence and a clean criminal record to be considered.

The honest preview

The good

• You get a company vehicle, fuel card and phone for the job, plus all your safety gear is supplied.


• There's a real path to move into management or other roles later on.

The hard parts

• Your hours change week to week since you work some weekends and different start times.

What surprises people

• You'll need to be ready to drive long distances around the region for the job, not just work at one spot.

Industry averages for a qualified Pest Controller, across all employers — not this employer’s offer, and after you finish the apprenticeship, not during.