Marker Setter

Monument Setter

Follows diagrams and written specifications to set stone at cemetery gravesites to erect monuments.

Set Marker

• Lays out foundation for monument, using rule and staked lines
• Digs trench for foundation using pick and shovel
• Mixes mortar and pours mortar into trench to prepare foundation for setting base stone
• Removes sections of monument from truck bed and guides stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane
• Aligns and levels stone, using rule, square, plumb line, wedges, and crowbar
• Spreads mortar on stone with trowel and sets subsequent sections of stone in position according to numbers or letters marked on stone
• Fills joints between stone with mortar and finishes joints, using trowel
• Removes excess mortar from monument, using water and brush
• Works as member of team to erect monuments
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent

Experience

• Requires a minimum of 2 years' experience in stone masonry or in a related field

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read land plots
• Ability to operate golf cart
• Ability to work with various masonry tools
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Legible written communication

Work Environment

• Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions

Work Postures

• Frequent lifting, bending, and kneeling

Work Hours

• Working beyond "standard" hours as the need arises

Postal Code: 46808 Category (Portal Searching):
Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location:

US-IN - Fort Wayne