The Grounds Specialist manages cemetery grounds, performs landscaping tasks, operates equipment, follows safety regulations, and assists with interments.
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Manages the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- 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
- May perform disinterment
- May determine the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures
- May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems
- May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations
- 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
- May assist in moving and installing burial vaults
MINIMUM Requirements
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
Experience
- Minimum 6 months 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 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
Compensation:
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Salary: $19.00/hr.
Benefits:
Medical * Dental * Vision * Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care) * Health Savings Account with Company Contribution * Sick Leave * Short-Term Disability * Long-Term Disability * Life Insurance * Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance *
Dependent Life Insurance * SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match * Employee Assistance Program
Postal Code: 60126
Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance
Job Location: US-IL - Elmhurst
Top Skills
Basic Computer Skills
Lawn And Grounds Equipment
Measuring Devices
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