Company Overview

Preferred Pest Management is a trusted pest control provider serving Central Iowa with a relationship-first mindset. We combine neighborly care with professional service.

Role Summary

We are seeking a professional, customer-focused Service Technician to deliver peace of mind through service that puts “People Over Pests.” The ideal candidate embodies our “quiet excellence”—combining an approachable, neighborly demeanor with a commitment to getting the job “Done Right the First Time.”

Duties and Responsibilities

• Acquire and maintain certification in Iowa (Commercial Pesticide Applicator – Core and 7A certifications required to perform job duties)

• Perform pest control service according to company policies and best practices
• Conduct thorough interior and exterior inspections to locate dangerous, destructive, or annoying pests
• Spray perimeters of homes and structures for termites, ants, cockroaches, and other insects
• Set traps for rodents
• Cover holes and cracks with foam, mesh, and wood to hinder rodent and insect entry
• Maintain accurate written details and hours worked in service software
• Maintain safe working conditions and represent the company in a professional manner at all times
• Maintain clean vehicles, shop, equipment, and job sites
• Must be able to keep up with a fast-paced environment and be willing to adapt cheerfully to changes in daily routine
• May assist the General Manager or Senior Technician with other duties as needed

Skills and Competencies

• Communication (verbal and written)

• Customer service and professional representation
• Problem solving
• Time management and organization
• Clean driving record
• Physical ability to work on ladders occasionally
• Comfortable working primarily outdoors in all types of weather conditions (e.g., rain, snow, cold, and hot weather)
• Teamwork
• Flexibility and multitasking

Compensation

• $18.50+/hour (depending on experience)

• 3% company match in Simple IRA plan

Company Values

• Everything works

• We set our people up for success. We’re prepared and ready to tackle each day.
• We don’t live with a wound.
• We respond to a problem with eagerness, optimism, and persistence.

• Connections matter
  • Connection starts with proactively communicating with each other.
  • Every interaction results in either connection or disconnection, there is no neutral.
  • We conduct ourselves above reproach in our interactions with our community.
• Always improving
  • We do things the best way we know how, today.
  • We welcome and expect input from every member of our team.
  • We document and learn from our experiences so we can have ten years of experience one time, not one year of experience ten times.

—–NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.