This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor plans to manage cockroaches, rodents and other common pests in complex operations where food, beverages or pharmaceuticals are handled, manufactured, produced or packaged under an external food safety and audit regime. The unit includes preparing work orders and schedules and allocating work to staff, applying pest management methods to treat the work site, and monitoring pest management reports to respond to issues and negotiate modifications to plans.

This unit is suitable for those using specialised knowledge to complete routine and non-routine tasks and using their own judgement to deal with predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.

This unit requires the candidate to be a licensed pest management technician in order to undertake pest management work at sites where food, beverages or pharmaceuticals are handled, produced or packaged. For further information, check with the relevant regulatory authority.