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Temporary Pest Control Officer

Job details
Posting date: 24 January 2025
Salary: £19.49 per hour
Additional salary information: per hour PAYE
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 February 2025
Location: Thamesmead, Greenwich, SE288BF
Company: Triumph Consultants Ltd
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: Greenwich RQ1456338

Summary



What's involved with this role:

Temporary Pest Control Officer

Greenwich RQ1456338

Key requirements:

Royal Society for Public Health Level 2 Certificate in Pest Management or equivalent.
Experience of working with baits, traps, poisons and pest control equipment.
Experience of dealing with members of the public in a work environment.
Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records and input/export data from the Councils IT systems.
Knowledge of health and safety practices for site working.
Full UK driving licence to drive manual transmission vans (your license will be check for any motoring offence).



The successful candidate will be responsible to the Pest Control Manager for the day to day delivery of the pest control service within the council to ensure the provision of an effective quality service.

Key Responsibilities:

Undertake surveys of individual or groups of properties, including testing drains and sewers as directed, to identify type and causes of infestation by rodents or other pests and decide on appropriate treatment to eradicate the problem.
Work as part of a team delivering high quality pest control and associated services to residential, commercial and industrial premises, including the undertaking of pest control treatments as directed.
Have working appreciation of all the repairs teams and work together in order to manage activities effectively within the Pest Control Team.
Be responsible for the effective use and deployment materials/equipment in accordance with relevant specifications as directed.
Collect payments for services from customers, issue receipts and keep transaction records in accordance with council procedures.
Be responsible for tracing, baiting, poisoning and trapping of rodents or other pests in domestic, business or public properties in accordance with current legislation, codes of practice and technical recommendations and to certify the abatement of reported infestations.


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Job Ref: Greenwich RQ1456338


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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