Grave Digging Operative
Job in
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7, England, UK
Listed on 2026-07-18
Listing for:
Thorn Baker Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-18
Job specializations:
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Construction Labor / Trades, Heavy Equipment Operator, Landscaping, Maintenance Worker
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Cemetery Grave Digging Operative – Ilkeston – Full Time | Early Finish Fridays
Thorn Baker are recruiting for a Cemetery Grave Digging Operative to work with a local council's Green Spaces team based in Ilkeston.
This is a hands‑on role suited to someone with groundworks experience who is comfortable working outdoors in all conditions and can approach sensitive situations with professionalism and respect.
Hours- Monday to Thursday: 07:30 - 16:00
- Friday: 07:30 - 12:30
- Weeks 0-12: £12.71 per hour
- Weeks 13-52: £13.26 per hour
- Weeks 52+: £13.47 per hour
- Digging and preparing graves to required standards
- Operating a 360 mini excavator
- Back filling and reinstating ground after services
- Maintaining safe and tidy work areas
- Supporting burial services respectfully
- Experience in grave digging or similar groundworks
- 360 excavator certification/competence
- Physically fit and comfortable with manual outdoor work
- Able to work in muddy and challenging conditions
- Reliable, punctual, and emotionally resilient
- Ongoing, full-time work
- Early finish every Friday
- Opportunity for long-term placement
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