The Cemetery Groundskeeper is responsible for maintaining cemetery grounds and prepares graves, grave areas including and not limited to grave excavation; burial functions (opening/closing for interments, entombments, inurnments, disinterment); lawn sodding, seeding, fertilizing; marker setting; manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation; cemetery cleanup.
Position Requirements:
- Reports to the Foreman and/or Assistant Foreman
- Operate hand-held tools and equipment including but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
- Operate mechanical equipment including and not limited to a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailer, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe
- Use accurately measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard stick, etc.)
- Communicate effectively with fellow workers, contractor personnel and client families
- Ability to lift heavy objects of 30 lbs. or more
- Minimum six months’ experience operating standard cemetery equipment
- Valid driver’s license: Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment and vehicles
- High School degree or equivalent
General Duties and Responsibilities:
- Daily operations of cemetery activities including completing work orders, preventative maintenance, and cemetery repairs.
- Perform opening & closing for burials, entombments, and inurnments, as well as filling tamping and seeding of the graves precisely for outer burial container placement.
- Locating, marking, and digging graves for funerals: preparation of graves precisely for outer burial container placement.
- Set, install, and assemble foundations and memorials.
- Overseeing maintenace and repair of cemetery grounds, memorials, cemetery roadways, including mowing, weed whipping, and removal of snow.
- Ensure cemetery operations comply with State laws and Local ordinances.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person