Description

Allpest Services (Scotland) Limited is a family-owned pest prevention and control business operating throughout the central belt of Scotland.

We are a member of BPCA and are certified to ISO9001 and 14001 as well as being accredited members of Safe Contractor, CHAS, CEPA. Join a staff-friendly environment with a customer-focussed, innovative approach to service excellence.

AllPest Services has a vacancy for a full-time pest control technician to provide high quality pest control services to our portfolio of customers in the Central Belt of Scotland. If you have a commitment to being the best in your field then you are the type of person we are looking for.

Applicants should ideally have a minimum of two years’ experience in pest control and be qualified to RSPH Level 2 in Pest Management.

An aptitude for general DIY, building and joinery skills will be highly valued as an integral part of our approach to offering complete solutions through detailed pest-proofing/exclusion.

Talented candidates without the full skill-set should not be put off applying as full training is available for a person showing the required enthusiasm and aptitude for the role.

The successful applicant will require a clean, full driving licence, good inter-personal and communication skills and good fitness levels.

They will need to be able to work unsupervised and exhibit a high level of responsibility, reliability and commitment.

The job requires hard work, self-motivation and an ability to organise and plan the workload together with a high degree of problem-solving.

For the right applicant AllPest Services are offering a very stimulating and rewarding job opportunity at a very competitive salary, based upon experience.

A commission package for sales/leads is also available plus generous company pension, child care vouchers and company vehicle.

Applications enclosing CV should be sent to All Pest Services, Midtown, Nemphlar, Lanark ML11 9JD or by e-mail to adam@allpestservices.co.uk quoting reference APS/FT-T. 

Tasks/Abilities

As a pest control technician, your job will be to eliminate pest infestations and offer advice on how to prevent pest problems happening. Excellent communication and customer service skills are needed together with a reasonable level of physical fitness.

A company vehicle will be provided to enable you to work from home visiting people's homes as well as commercial outlets such as shops, restaurants, factories etc.

You will be required to:

• Inspect properties for signs of pests
• Deal with call-outs for pests
• Treat pest activity using appropriate traps or pesticides
• Investigate how the pests are gaining access
• Carry out appropriate pest-proofing to prevent re-entry
• Advise customers on how to prevent further infestation
• Complete written reports and update records via service management app
• Use and store pesticides in accordance with product labels and legislation
• Provide advice related to selling additional services and products where appropriate
• Use appropriate weapons such as air-guns to control certain pests.

Working hours and conditions

• 40 hours per week as standard, together with inclusion on our “out of hours” on-call rota
• Overtime is paid on additional hours above the standard 40 hours.

Depending upon the type of pest in question it may be necessary to crawl into confined spaces or climb ladders - all necessary PPE is provided.

All Pest Services are offering a competitive salary of £21,000 - £28,000 - dependant on experience.