Grave Digging Operative
Job in
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-06-09
Listing for:
Berry-Hireonline
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-09
Job specializations:
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Trades / Skilled Labor
General Labor, Heavy Equipment Operator, Construction Labor / Trades, Landscaping
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Grave Digging Operative Hours
- 42 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- On-call rota for weekend standby works
- Safe preparation, digging, and management of grave sites through manual and machine excavation
- Ensuring all graves are excavated safely using appropriate shoring equipment, as per instructed date and time
- Correctly reinstating graves following burials and topping up as required
- Standby and call-out on rota outside normal working hours (weekends and bank holidays)
- Liaising with clients, stakeholders, and cemetery representatives as part of the burial process
- Planning and managing workloads around burial requirements
- Operating plant and machinery including mini-excavators, ride-on mowers, compact tractors, and sweepers
- Driving company vehicles and towing trailers
- Experience using mini excavators within confined environments — preferable
- Experience towing trailers up to 3.5T
- Experience and knowledge of general Street care duties and associated plant and machinery
- Full driving licence (over 3.5T)
- Accredited certification in the use of mini excavators up to 3T — preferable
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