Pest Controller

Minimum Requirements: Grade 12 National Certificate Pest Control Registration at the department of Agriculture as a Pest controller in a field of Industrial Vegetation and Noxious Weeds, Structural Pest Control and Fumigation (Act No. 36 of 1947) Valid Code EB driver’s license 2 years relevant experience Computer Literate (MS Word) Proficient in at least two (2) of the three (3) official languages in the Western Cape Competencies: (For a detailed description of competencies, read competency level 2 from page 707 / 770 of the Competency Framework on our website / on this link- https://bvm.gov.za/download/municipal-staff-regulations-competency-framework/) Core Professional Competencies: Problem Solving, Planning & Organising, Organisational Awareness.  Functional/ Professional Competencies: Discipline Specific Skills, People Management, Task Management, Work Place Safety, Budgeting.Public Service Orientation Competencies: Interpersonal Relationships, Communication, Service Delivery Orientation.Personal Competencies: Action & Outcome Orientation, Resilience, Ethics & Accountability.  Management/ Leadership Competencies: Direction Setting, Impact & Influence, Coaching & Mentoring, Team Orientation.  

Job Purpose: Co-ordinates the application of procedures and sequences associated with the pest and weed eradication program to curb and control risks in order to ensure the provision of a clean and healthy environment conducive to and supporting a better quality of life in accordance with laid down instructions supporting acceptable standards of service delivery.Duties: Compile work program with respect to expected output, tools and materials. • Conduct inspections and investigations of residential, commercial or other occupied premises and/ or open spaces and/ or public facilities to determine the required interventions. • Attending to complaints related to health and safety nuisances (overgrown vegetation, pest infestation etc.) and records observations. • Oversee the mixing of toxic chemicals in accordance with instructions and issuing pesticides and equipment to field personnel. • Oversee the commencing with spraying sequence, holding spray hose, depressing trigger to release chemical from the tank onto affected surface areas. • Coordinate the fumigation of buildings and various other unhygienic places within the Municipal area. • Conducting stock counting sequences, applying control procedures using specific coding/ labels to indicate counted stock and quantities. • Supervise the cleaning of vehicles and attend to the storage and care of cleaning tools. • Monitor operating expenditure votes within the section with the view to identifying, investigating and notifying the immediate superior of variances and outcomes. • Monitoring attendance/conduct and output and addressing deviations from agreed performance indicators through meetings/counselling and/or other approved methods designed to improve and motivate personnel. • Completing instructional/operational documentation (vehicle log sheets, overtime schedules, travel claims) extracting information from field reports/activity lists and forwarding for approval and processing. •   Ensuring that all the administration relating to the refuelling of the designated vehicle is in accordance with the applicable Municipal Policy and Procedures. • Ensuring that all staff wear appropriate PPE when performing duties.

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