Job Role Summary

Seasonal Role for summer that checks known or potential mosquito breeding sites for the presence of mosquito larvae, pupae, rafts, or adults: applies insecticides by spraying or other control measures to reduce/eliminate the potential disease-bearing and nuisance mosquito population in Marion County.

Essential Duties

• Performs area surveys for potential mosquito breeding sites.
• Collects mosquito larvae/adult specimens: sorts adult mosquito collections - prior to identification and virus testing by laboratory personnel.
• Assist in rearing larvae and adult specimens used to test for product effectiveness and mosquito resistance.
• Checks, reads rain gauges and monitoring devices; records information on daily report and into data collecting software through hand held device.
• Conducts application of larvicides, adulticides, or other mosquito control measures in accordance with prescribed (assigned) zone/route or as required (by mosquito population data or disease transmission data).
• Performs routine maintenance on vehicles and application equipment – and completes appropriate documentation of the condition of the vehicle. Notifies supervisor of any problems.
• Performs daily itinerary of activities – organizing for the shift.
• Maintains radio communication with Mosquito Control Base - as required by the Indiana State Chemists Office.
• Maintains appropriate documentation of site visits and treatments (Jensen Codes).
• Transports/carries application equipment and chemicals to remote or inaccessible sites.

Associated Job Duties

• Technicians may be asked to answer phones and record information from the public (Requests for Service).
• Technicians may be asked to do grounds keeping activities and equipment cleanup chores.

Qualifications

• Must have a good driving record.

Licenses/Certifications Required

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• The ability to interact with the public in a professional manner is required.
• The ability to navigate around Marion County is required.
• Technicians must work responsibly with mosquito control chemicals. They must operate the mosquito control tools and machines in a responsible way.

Working Environment

• Technicians are expected to operate / drive a Mosquito Control vehicle safely back and forth from their zone.
• Technicians are required to learn how to use handheld devices that allow for the collection of data.
• Technicians are required to carry and spray areas of standing water with a B&G sprayer.
• Technicians are asked to work in very extreme weather conditions. Mostly in very hot summer conditions in trucks that do not have air conditioning.
• Technicians are exposed to larviciding and adulticiding chemicals.
• Technicians are exposed to vector borne diseases.