Interment Services Specialist II

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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: 77060

Category (Portal Searching):
Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location:

US-TX - Houston
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