Pest Control Technician

Orkin; Covina (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pest control company as an Orkin Pro, where you’ll receive award-winning training and support. Enjoy a career with growth potential, competitive pay starting at $17 to $23 per hour, and comprehensive benefits. This role emphasizes safety, professionalism, and customer service, making it a rewarding opportunity in a recession-resistant industry.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Gas card

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid vacation

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• No prior pest control experience required.
• Complete extensive paid training.

Responsibilities

• Provide highest level of protection and service to customers.
• Follow a route schedule and ensure timely arrival.
• Inspect properties and communicate actions taken.

Skills

Safety

Professionalism

Empathy

Integrity

Innovation

Job description

Overview

Want to Join the Best in Pest Control? Go Pro with Orkin.

As an Orkin Pro, you’ll put the pro in protecting what businesses value most.

You’ll have more than a job—you’ll have a career with growth potential and benefits that go beyond the basics. This includes a company vehicle, competitive pay, and a 401(k) program. Not to mention, you’ll receive opportunities to volunteer and give back.

You’ll join a team backed by more than 120 years of delivering top-notch service, and you’ll be a key player in maintaining our reputation as the best in pests.

With Orkin’s award-winning training program, you’ll receive all the tools you need to succeed. That means no industry experience required to start building your career as an Orkin Pro. Plus, if there’s one thing we know at Orkin, it’s that pests keep coming back, making our industry recession resistant.

Ready to start a career with staying power? Apply now!

Responsibilities

The Orkin Pro commits to safely and professionally providing the highest level of protection and service to their customers on a designated service route. Their career starts with in-depth, award-winning training that prepares them with the skills needed to succeed in daily route operations, scheduling, issue diagnosis, and treatment planning. With each customer, Orkin Pros work to understand problems and do the right thing to resolve them.

You will...

• Complete our award-winning training to learn the skills and knowledge required to serve our customers
• Prioritize safety in all responsibilities
• Follow a route schedule and daily operation schedule within an assigned territory and ensure timely and safe arrival at each customer’s location
• Operate a company vehicle safely and ensure cleanliness of the vehicle and equipment
• Conduct yourself with the utmost professionalism and integrity with customers and coworkers
• Serve as a problem solver for each customer with empathy by listening to and understanding their needs and utilizing Orkin Pro expertise to recommend the most efficient and innovative solution
• Meet with customers in their businesses or homes to explain actions taken, ensure satisfaction, and discuss additional services that would give them peace of mind about their pest management
• Inspect the interior and exterior of the customer’s property—don’t worry, we teach you how!
• Communicate with customers to explain actions taken, ensure satisfaction, and discuss additional services that would give them peace of mind about their pest management program
• Complete all required service-related documentation in a handheld device provided for speed and accuracy

We Offer...

• Competitive earnings starting at $17 to $23 per hour, including a company vehicle with gas card upon route assignment
• Extensive paid training up front and ongoing to support continuous improvement; no prior pest control experience is required
• Career opportunities to grow and advance within the company and improve compensation
• Competitive pay with commission opportunity
• Company vehicle and gas card
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase program
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, and dependent scholarship awards

Why Orkin?

• You are interested in a career potential in a reliable, recession-resistant industry
• You have a service-oriented mindset that builds loyalty and trust with customers
• You are responsible and committed
• You value being part of a team
• You want to keep learning, improving, and developing as a leader
• You want to join a company that supports the community
• You want a career with purpose at a mission-driven company that values
  • Safety
  • Professionalism
  • Empathy
  • Integrity
  • Innovation