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Ultra Low Volume Spray Truck Driver
Harris CountyUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jul 2026
💰 $40,000/yr
About the role
Posting number: 16896
Department: Public Health Services
Division: Mosquito & Vector Control
Job classification: Driver
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Health, Drivers, Health Sciences
Summary
If you’re looking to be a part of a collaborative environment where your skills can make an impact, explore our current opportunities in creating a better future for public health.
About Harris County Public Health:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.
Our Values:
HCPH embraces a foundation of HCPH embraces a foundation of progressive work anchored by the department’s cornerstone values guiding our work to improve the community’s health and well-being.
- Transparency: We share information openly and honestly so that staff, partners, and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them.
- Integrity: Our actions reflect strong ethical principles, ensuring we remain trustworthy, accountable, and consistent with our mission.
- Respect: We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, listening intentionally, and treating people with dignity in every interaction.
- Impact: We focus our efforts on activities that improve health, reduce disparities, and create meaningful, measurable outcomes for the communities we serve.
- Collaboration: We actively partner across teams, disciplines, organizations, and communities to align our efforts toward common goals
Under the primary supervision of the ULV Site Supervisor, the Ultra Low Volume Spray Truck Driver position is responsible for the safe, efficient applications of products to control mosquito populations in response to surveillance data. During periods of low to no mosquito-borne disease detection, this position will assist other areas of Mosquito and Vector Control as needed.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Applies insecticides by driving truck mounted Ultra Low Volume (ULV) spray equipment through assigned areas at night and enters data into the ULV monitoring systems.
- Performs appropriate control measures to adult mosquito and mosquito larvae populations in assigned areas as required.
- Monitors environmental and mechanical conditions during insecticidal applications to insure accurate delivery of material.
- Uses pesticides in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines, and records all usage.
- During the recovery period, assists in other duties such as maintenance of application equipment and vehicles, building and ground maintenance, cleaning duties and field surveying.
- Provides support to other Division and/or HCPH programs, to include surveillance, resistance and lab testing, and inspections, by completing non-technical service duties needed for operations. Communicates organizational activities to community members during outreach events and as needed, per program.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or emailADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
Examples of duties
Education:- High School diploma or equivalent.
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