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Route Manager (Commercial Pest Control Technician)

Sprague Pest Solutions
Buena Park, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jan 2025
💰 $56,000/yr($46,000/yr$56,000/yr)

About the role

Description

Do you have a passion for customer satisfaction and protecting your clients' brand reputation? Do you geek out over quality assurance and perfect audit scores? If this sounds like you, then you might be our next Commercial Route Manager.


This is what the day of a Route Manager looks like:


You manage your own schedule and workload. You spend your day building professional, friendly relationships with your clients and team members. You are a trusted advisor for your clients, solving challenging problems, protecting their business, and improving the health and safety of your community. You have limitless room to grow and build a rewarding career as a pest control professional, while earning great benefits and paid time off.


Apply now. Your next great adventure awaits.


What you’ll do:

  • Learn about all sorts of rodent, insect, flying, and crawling pests, study for licensing exams, and participate in regular training to maintain certifications in a variety of pest control topics
  • Build professional relationships with clients and learn about their unique business challenges
  • Inspect client sites for pest activity and apply a combination of mechanical, biological, and chemical tools to prevent and control pest issues
  • Manage your own route and schedule to ensure clients receive timely, top-quality service
  • Help protect the health and safety of your community by recognizing and controlling pest problems

What we do at Sprague:

Pests pose a serious threat to public health and our world’s food supply. Food-borne illnesses as a result of bacteria transmitted by pests sicken millions of people annually. Sprague’s highly trained and dedicated team is driven to design and deliver pest management programs using the latest technology and products to safeguard people, property, and food, and leave the smallest environmental footprint.


Working for Sprague means passionately delivering uncompromising service. We focus on our commitment to our clients and ourselves; consistency, accountability, respect; teamwork among colleagues, our clients, and the community; and environmental responsibility in our approach to pest prevention.


What you’ll get working here:

  • Salary: $23-28/hr to start (depending on experience) plus performance bonuses and sales commissions
  • A take-home service vehicle with gas card
  • Company-provided phone, uniforms, and safety equipment
  • On-the-job training and licensing
  • Pride in your work and the Sprague mission
  • A supportive team environment based on family values
  • Unlimited growth opportunities, with continuing education and leadership training

Benefits:

  • Health, Vision, Dental Insurance within 30 days of hire
  • 401K after 1 year, with 100% match up to 3% plus 50% match up to 6%
  • Paid time off: Sick time available day 1, holiday and vacation time after 90 days
  • Childcare assistance and college savings plan


Requirements

Requirements

Must haves for this job:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 2+ years in route sales, merchandising, dispatching, or logistics
  • Attention to detail and high standards of work quality
  • Hunger for knowledge and professional development
  • Competitive approach to both individual and team performance

Nice to haves for this job:

  • 2+ years’ experience in warehousing, logistics, construction, or other physically demanding jobs
  • 1+ years’ experience in customer service, retail, food service, or hospitality
  • 1+ years in quality assurance, inspection, or logbook auditing
  • Pest control, industrial, or safety certifications

Pre-Hire Screening Requirements:

  • 5+ years Satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record
  • Criminal Background Check: Federal, State, County
  • DOT Physical with 5-Panel Drug Screen

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory motor vehicle record report that is checked annually.


Sprague Pest Solutions is an Equal Opportunity employer and promotes diversity through a culture of inclusion and opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,

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