Cemetery Maintenance Technician

Job Posting Title Cemetery Maintenance Technician Agency
650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Supervisory OrganizationODVA - Central Office Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

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Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time Full time

Job Type Regular Compensation Job  Description Cemetery Maintenance Technician This is a Full-time position located at theODVA ARDMORE CEMETERY
1555 MYALL STREETARDMORE, OK 73401

Annual Salary: $47,611.20

Basic Purpose Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities related to the maintenance, repair or upkeep of buildings, cemetery grounds or other state property, requiring no license. This may include assisting in the general maintenance and upkeep of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical and other systems, minor repairs to machinery or other equipment, and general maintenance of cemetery grounds or lawns to include sprinkler maintenance.

Typical Functions The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:
• Performs jobs requiring mainly manual skills and physical strength.
• Performs a variety of tasks, such as operating small tractors and riding lawn mowers; transplanting shrubs; digging graves to the proper level; cutting and removing sod, tamping and leveling dirt using hand and power tools; digging and squaring graves using pneumatic equipment, picks and shovels; assisting in lifting and placing caskets on lowering devices; loading and unloading materials; aligning headstones;

cleaning and clearing cemetery grounds of debris using power trimmers, chainsaws, axes, shovels, rakes, blowers, vacuums etc; mowing, weeding, mulching, and applying fertilizer; pruning shrubs and low level dead branches; removing snow and ice; cleaning headstones using sprayer and hand brush; and cleaning service and administrative areas..
• Maintains and repairs light fixtures, receptacles and switches; replaces light bulbs; maintains generators and motors; oils and cleans motors; troubleshoots and makes electrical repairs not requiring a license; maintains and makes minor repairs to various types of heating, refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, such as components, pumps, fans, humidifiers, electric motors, and heat exchangers, maintains water sprinkler systems.
• Operates, maintains and repairs various types of equipment used in construction and maintenance of building and grounds, such as trucks, tractors, bulldozers, power shovels, cranes or semi-trailer tractors, fork lifts, mowers and edgers.

Level Descriptor Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

At this level employees are assigned responsibilities for the supervision of workers engaged in building and grounds maintenance and repair operations or construction and renovation activities, including employees and others. This may include overall responsibility for a maintenance program which is small in size, scope and complexity or serving as an assistant to a higher level position in a larger maintenance program, with responsibility for one or more phases of the overall operation.

Responsibilities also includes the inspection of buildings, premises, or equipment for needed repairs or maintenance, estimating costs for labor and material, determining equipment and personnel needs, making on-site inspections to evaluate work in progress, and preparation of various reports and other…