Interment Services Specialist II

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Job Profile Summary Maintains overall grounds care at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs basic tasks associated with setting up funeral services, helping to open/close burials, install memorials, and perform maintenance duties.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Determines if location of interments, entombments or inurnments are accurate, complying with verification procedures.

Considers location of markers and nearby coping. Assesses whether temporary movement of the coping is needed and ensures materials are not damaged.

Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers including granite and bronze markers.

Able to perform backfill and tamping duties for interments and cremains safely using tools to create a tidy appearance at the site

Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure proper standards are maintained

Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment

Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers

Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments

Performs minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment.

Performs some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under minimal supervision

Assists in moving and installing burial vaults

Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education

High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience

Minimum 1 year relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment required

Funeral industry experience preferred

Expert Grounds Specialist must be able to demonstrate all proficiencies of a Grounds Specialist Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, tamper, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower

Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard-stick, etc.)Ability to work in extreme weather conditions

Physically agile and dexterous

Ability to operate equipment in a safe and careful manner

Ability to effectively work with others to accomplish tasks

Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families

Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications WORK CONDITIONS Work Environment Work outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions

Comply with Field dress code policy

Work Postures Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands Lifting, pushing, pulling up to 50 pounds

Work Hours Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises

Schedule may fluctuate, if a need arises, to an earlier or a later shift

Postal Code: 78415

Category (Portal Searching):
Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location:

US-TX - Corpus Christi