Pest Control Specialist
5 days ago
Under the close supervision of the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) and/or the Agricultural Pest Control Supervisor, the incumbent performs routine field or staff support work for various fruit fly delimitation programs, maintaining fruit fly trapping routes, applying pesticides, overseeing pesticide applications performed by outside vendors, assisting with fruit removal and tree removal, communicating with the public at educational public meetings, coordinating with staff from other agencies, and performing various insect/disease surveys for the emergency eradication of targeted pests.
Key Responsibilities:- Perform field, laboratory, or staff duties to deploy traps, perform visual surveys, or apply control measures for target pests such as fruit flies, Japanese beetles, Spongy Moth, and European Grapevine Moth.
- Plan, organize, and monitor trapping, visual survey, or treatment routes and outside vendors to ensure compliance with Department policies and procedures, and State laws, rules, and regulations.
- Assemble equipment and mix chemicals using the appropriate treatment and equipment method, ensuring Department compliance with all pesticide rules and regulations.
- Work with field staff in solving technical problems such as equipment breakdowns and trap deployment, using effective communication skills, knowledge, manuals, and/or facility operational procedures.
- Communicate effectively and in a professional manner with homeowners and/or the general public to perform assigned duties, establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships in all situations.
- Read maps to navigate to multiple locations when performing field activities and be able to draw maps to show exact geographic locations, using GPS technology to site register samples and package them separately to maintain sample and site integrity.
- Prepare and complete accurate and detailed technical reports, digitally and hard copy, as associated with detection and treatment activities, biological control activities, or other related activities.
- Travel to various locations throughout the State to attend meetings or trainings related to pest detection and/or treatment and to assist other offices with detection and/or treatment efforts, using State vehicles or other public transportation systems.
The duties of this position are primarily conducted outdoors and may be exposed to extreme temperatures and weather, uneven terrain, and various noise levels. The incumbent may experience regular exposure to dust, pollen, and moisture. The work can be in urban or rural environments. The incumbent may work within an office/warehouse environment furnished with a variety of office equipment, which normally consists of desks, tables, chairs, filing cabinets, storage cabinets, filing bins, computers, computer peripherals, phones, answering machines, photocopiers, and fax machines.
Requirements:The incumbent must be able to apply pesticides, haul loads of fruit and/or removed trees, perform survey work, and work well under extreme time constraints, exercise good judgment, determine priorities, make appropriate well-thought-out decisions, allocate staff and resources to achieve maximum results, maintain focus under conditions of duress, and provide accurate assessment of rapidly changing situations.
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