Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Position : Cemetery Grounds Crew - Temporary (6 months)
Position Status : Full-Time
Schedule : Monday - Friday, 7am - 3 : 30pm
Category : Non-Exempt
Pay Range : $21.67 - $24.08 per hour
Supervisor : Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman
Job Description
The Cemetery Grounds Crew maintains 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; monument and marker setting; manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation; cemetery cleanup.
Position Components
Requisites
- Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working 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
- Lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
- Minimum six months' experience operating standard cemetery equipment
- Certification / license : Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment / vehicles
- High School degree or equivalent
Job Duties
Perform opening & closing for burials, entombments, and inurnmentsSet, installs, and assemble foundations, memorials, and markersInstall outer burial containersHandle and complete Client Family work orders that pertain to individual grave and marker maintenanceRespond to and complete service request work ordersPerform interment verification proceduresPrepares the 25-foot burial radius area to ensure clean and well-orderedFill grave, tamps, grounds vegetationMaintain a clean and orderly work areaPressure washes vehicles and equipment as requestedPerform other ground duties as assigned by ManagementRules & Regulations
Follow all Company safety rulesBring safety concerns to the direct supervisorMaintain and protect Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance including machines, equipment, and facilitiesJob Posted by ApplicantPro