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Cemetery Maintenance Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Maintains the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleum and/or funeral home locations, which may include: maintenance and grounds keeping, locating grave sites, digging graves, installing crypt faces, conducting interments, entombments and inurnments, and simple repairs and maintenance tasks.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Cuts grass, maintains lawn, trims around trees, walkways and memorial markers, lays sod, moves and removes flowers to and from chapel and graveside
  • Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways which may require snow removal depending on location
  • Erects tents, canopies and arranges chairs for graveside ceremony
  • Assists with setup for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments
  • Arranges chapel for services
  • Prepares crypts for entombments
  • Under supervision, may operate backhoe to dig graves without damage to surrounding vaults, markers or monuments
  • Installs grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.
  • Maintains and repairs existing markers and other cemetery features
  • Maintains, services, cleans and properly stores equipment
  • General maintenance of vehicles
  • Cleans and maintains facility to include performing minor repairs, painting, etc.
  • Observe 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: EducationHigh school education or equivalent or relevant work experience ExperienceMinimum 6 months of relevant experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, 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 walk and stand for long periods of time
  • Ability to lift up to 150 with equipment assistance
  • Ability to push and pull up to 300 lbs.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families
  • Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
  • Ability to adapt to changing work schedules and multi-tasking
  • Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications
Compensation: Salary: $20.00/hr.
Benefits: Medical DentalVisionFlexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care) Health Savings Account with Company Contribution Sick LeaveShort-Term Disability Long-Term Disability Life Insurance Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance Dependent Life InsuranceSCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match Employee Assistance Program As part of your pre-employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified given that this role requires the following material job duties: Working around and/or handling deceased and working around families and colleagues Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
Postal Code: 91345 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US-CA - Mission Hills

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JOB OVERVIEW

Salary

$20.00/hr

Experience level

Junior

Location

Mission Hills, CA

Occupation

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Industry

Cemeteries and Crematories

Posted

9 days ago

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