Pest Controller [T9]

Job Purpose

• Co-ordinates the application of procedures and sequences associated with the pest and weed eradication program to curb and control risks in order to ensure the provision of a clean and healthy environment conducive to and supporting a better quality of life in accordance with laid down instructions supporting acceptable standards of service delivery.

Duties

• Compile work program with respect to expected output, tools and materials.
• Conduct inspections and investigations of residential, commercial or other occupied premises and/ or open spaces and/ or public facilities to determine the required interventions.
• Attending to complaints related to health and safety nuisances overgrown vegetation, pest infestation etc. and records observations.
• Oversee the mixing of toxic chemicals in accordance with instructions and issuing pesticides and equipment to field personnel.
• Oversee the commencing with spraying sequence, holding spray hose, depressing trigger to release chemical from the tank onto affected surface areas.
• Coordinate the fumigation of buildings and various other unhygienic places within the Municipal area.
• Conducting stock counting sequences, applying control procedures using specific coding/ labels to indicate counted stock and quantities.
• Supervise the cleaning of vehicles and attend to the storage and care of cleaning tools.
• Monitor operating expenditure votes within the section with the view to identifying, investigating and notifying the immediate superior of variances and outcomes.
• Monitoring attendance/conduct and output and addressing deviations from agreed performance indicators through meetings/counselling and/or other approved methods designed to improve and motivate personnel.
• Completing instructional/operational documentation vehicle log sheets, overtime schedules, travel claims extracting information from field reports/activity lists and forwarding for approval and processing.
• Ensuring that all the administration relating to the refuelling of the designated vehicle is in accordance with the applicable Municipal Policy and Procedures.
• Ensuring that all staff wear appropriate PPE when performing duties.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• National Certificate Pest Control
• Registration at the department of Agriculture as a Pest controller in a field of Industrial Vegetation and Noxious Weeds, Structural Pest Control and Fumigation Act No. 36 of 1947
• Valid Code EB driver's license
• 2 years relevant experience
• Computer Literate MS Word
• Proficient in at least two 2 of the three 3 official languages in the Western Cape