Canine Handler Technician (Construction)
Want to Join the Best in Pestä? Go Pro with Orkin.
As an Orkin Pro, you'll be the professional delivering on the promise of a safe place to live, work, and play behind pest control's best-known brand.
Be part of a purpose-driven team with a reputation built on almost 125 years of a service-minded approach to providing peace of mind where people value it most: their home.
It's more than a job—it's a career with growth potential and benefits that go beyond the basics. And with Orkin's award-winning training program, we'll give you all the tools and technology you need to succeed. That means no industry experience required to start and build a career as an Orkin expert.
Plus, if there's one thing we know at Orkin, it's that pests keep coming back, and that makes our industry recession-resistant.
You can count on a career with the Best in Pestsä where you'll work alongside a team that values safety, professionalism, empathy, integrity and innovation in pursuit of our mission to deliver the peace of mind only an Orkin Pro can provide.
Responsibilities
Our Detection Canine Handlers are full-time employees with benefits, a company vehicle, fully paid training, competitive wages and opportunity for career growth.
If you have experience in industries involving Animal Behavior, Animal Handling or enjoy working with animals, consider an amazing career with a financially stable, successful and growing company.
You will...
- Exhibit exemplary customer service
- Work with, care for, and maintain the training of a bed bug dog to perform inspections of commercial and residential customers' facilities
- Direct the dog in the performance of the bed bug inspections resulting in the sale of leading Orkin brand services
- Explain the inspection process to the customer, and ensure the customer's understanding of that process
- Conduct canine bed bug demonstrations for potential clients
- Maintain current standard of canine training to ensure effective detection of the presence of bed bugs
- Ensure the dog is well groomed, well trained, and public-ready during all inspections
- Care for the dog during off work hours, to include but not be limited to feeding, maintenance training, grooming, exercising, and regular well visits to the veterinarian to keep the dog healthy, safe, and well cared for
We Offer...
- Competitive earnings starting at $20 to $24 per hour, including a company vehicle with gas card upon route assignment
- Extensive paid training up front and on an ongoing basis to support continuous improvement; no prior pest control experience is required
- Career opportunities to grow and advance in the company and improve compensation
- Competitive pay with commission opportunity
- Company vehicle and gas card
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision & life insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase program
- Paid vacation, holidays and sick leave
- Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement and dependent scholarship awards
Why Orkin?
- You are interested in an opportunity with career potential in a reliable, recession-resistant industry
- You have a service-oriented mindset that leads you to build loyalty and trust with customers
- You hold yourself responsible to commitments
- You value being part of a team
- You want to keep learning, improving and developing as a leader
- You want to join a company that supports the community
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You want a career with a purpose at a mission-driven company that values
- Safety
- Professionalism
- Empathy
- Integrity
- Innovation
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Valid driver's license required
- At least 1 year of canine handling experience
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At least 1 year of experience and the ability to drive, with canine safely transported to customers sites in the designated territory
- Ability to obtain the appropriate pesticide license within the first 90 days of employment, if required (company paid)
- Ability to work in the field independently, manage route-based assignments and interact with our great customers inside their businesses and/or homes
What will my work environment be like?
Candidates must meet physical job requirements and safely perform the job duties with or without accommodations:
- Safely use a ladder within the manufacturer's weight capacity
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Safely access crawl spaces, attics, confined spaces, roof tops, etc. including the ability to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which sometimes requires an OSHA-compliant respirator
- Willing to work in different types of weather conditions
Orkin is an Equal Opportunity/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Employer
