Pallbearer

Service Corporation International; Toronto; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Toronto is seeking a dependable funeral transport driver/pallbearer to move caskets, vehicles, and related items for funeral services and interment. You'll drive the hearse and family limousine, assist passengers, and support the Funeral Director in arranging cortege details, while maintaining professionalism and compassion at all times.

This role requires physical stamina, the ability to lift up to 75 lbs, and presence for compassionate service to families

Qualifications

• Education: High School or GED equivalent.
• Certification/License: Valid Driver’s License with a Clean Driving Record.
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) months related work experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Professional appearance required.
• Ability to follow instructions given over the phone or in person.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Must show compassion and respect.
• Detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Assist casket bearers in moving casketed deceased to place of funeral service or interment.
• Arrives at appointed destination on or before the time agreed upon with client family or other persons as required.
• Inspects and cleans, if necessary, all vehicles before departing from garage to point of destination to pick up passengers.
• Assists passengers in and out of limousine with special emphasis and patience given to the handicapped and elderly.
• Assists the Funeral Director in the movement of the casketed deceased and other related paraphernalia in and out of the visitation area, funeral home chapel, church or other place of service.
• Assists the Funeral Director in forming the cortege in its proper order while attending and directing auto traffic at funeral home and / or church parking lots.
• Drives the hearse, family limousine or other vehicle in the funeral cortege and / or other funeral related activities, as required.
• Assists in loading flowers into flower car and / or hearse.
• Assists the funeral director in arranging floral tributes in visitation area, funeral home chapel, church or other place of service, as required.
• Carries the coffin as directed by the Funeral Director or Location Management team.
• Works together with other pallbearers supporting weight and moving at the same pace as the others.
• May participate in community outreach.
• Stays current with Dignity University courses.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Compassion and respect

Detail orientation

Professional appearance

Ability to follow instructions

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Valid Driver’s License with a Clean Driving Record

Tools

Valid Driver’s License with a Clean Driving Record

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Drives hearse and/or removal vehicle to transport deceased to mortuary from place of death and from mortuary to place of funeral service and interment. Carries the casket to the required location.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists casket bearers in moving casketed deceased to place of funeral service or interment.
• Arrives at appointed destination on or before the time agreed upon with client family or other persons as required.
• Inspects and cleans, if necessary, all vehicles before departing from garage to point of destination to pick up passengers.
• Assists passengers in and out of limousine with special emphasis and patience given to the handicapped and elderly.
• Assists the Funeral Director in the movement of the casketed deceased and other related paraphernalia in and out of the visitation area, funeral home chapel, church or other place of service.
• Assists the Funeral Director in forming the cortege in its proper order while attending and directing auto traffic at funeral home and / or church parking lots.
• Drives the hearse, family limousine or other vehicle in the funeral cortege and / or other funeral related activities, as required.
• Assists in loading flowers into flower car and / or hearse.
• Assists the funeral director in arranging floral tributes in visitation area, funeral home chapel, church or other place of service, as required.
• Carries the coffin as directed by the Funeral Director or Location Management team.
• Works together with other pallbearers supporting weight and moving at the same pace as the others.
• May participate in community outreach.
• Stays current with Dignity University courses.
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education: High School or GED equivalent.
• Certification/License: Valid Driver’s License with a Clean Driving Record.
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) months related work experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Professional appearance required.
• Ability to follow instructions given over the phone or in person.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Must show compassion and respect.
• Detail orientation.

WORK CONDITIONS

Work Environment: Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions. Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required. Professional Dress is required when in contact with families.

Work Postures: Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day. Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day. Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently.

Physical Demands: Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required. Physical ability to lift 75 lbs. and coordination to lift / move in tandem as a group. Mobile dexterity, coordination and stability when on traversing uneven surfaces. Lifting requirement, may be required to mount casket on shoulders.

Work Hours: Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises.

Pay: 20-24$

Postal Code: M3L 1A2

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: CA-ON - Toronto

WHO WE ARE. WHAT WE DO.

We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve. The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we're dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none.

“SCI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.

Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.