Cemeteries Grounds Maintenance Technician

City of Greensboro; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Greensboro's Parks and Recreation Department seeks a Cemetery Crew Member for the Municipal Cemeteries Section. You will perform ground maintenance with commercial equipment, assist in opening/closing graves, and support service setups in all weather conditions.

Physical duties include lifting up to 50 lbs and working weekend rotations; Class A CDL within six months is required. Women, minorities, and veterans encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Experience in commercial grounds and landscape maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform ground maintenance tasks using mowers, trimmers, tractors.
• Open and close graves and assist in services setup.
• Daily cemetery clean up and site maintenance.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Carpentry/Welding/Small Engine Repair

Map reading

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Commercial mowers

Line trimmers

Tractors

Job description

*** Extended Recruitment ****

If you have submitted an application previously for this recruitment, you need "NOT" apply again. All applications are still under consideration.

Compensation and Benefits:

Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $41,600-$43,922. Full Salary Range: $41,600 - $59,734

Benefits:

We offer an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.

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Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 am-4:30 pm, rotating weekends

The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department is a nationally accredited department and four-time National Gold Medal Award winner for Parks and Recreation Excellence. We are committed to enhancing our department's existing assets; expanding our offerings through strengthening partnerships and creating transformational programs; and connecting communities with a vibrant, healthy, and equitable park system. We are seeking talented and enthusiastic individuals, with positive attitudes, strong work ethic, and passion for making a difference in Greensboro. If this sounds like a vision and commitment that you share, please consider the opportunity below.

Primary Duties/Brief Description of Work:

As a crew member of the Municipal Cemeteries Section, you will participate in a variety of skilled and unskilled maintenance tasks associated with the field operation and maintenance of the City of Greensboro’s four (4) municipal cemeteries. Your duties will include performing all ground maintenance tasks, operating specialized lawn care and/or grounds maintenance equipment to include: commercial mowers, dump trailers, tractors, backhoe, trenchers, line trimmers and power tools. This position will also assist in opening and closing graves for interments. The cemetery crew member will perform daily cemetery clean up and set up tasks such as placing signs for services, providing assistance to vault companies and funeral homes as needed, emptying trash receptacles, removing dead floral arrangements and prohibited items from graves, cleaning up storm debris, general policing and cleaning of grounds for trash, assist in pesticide and fertilizer application programs, water line repairs, construction projects (carpentry), welding, and small engine repair.

The physical duties include standing, stooping, climbing, walking on uneven surfaces, shoveling and heavy lifting up to 50 lbs. Work is performed outside in all weather conditions. Work schedule includes rotating weekend coverage. This job is classified as service critical and employee will be subject to emergency call out for situations such as snow and ice removal or storm clean up. Class A Commercial Driver’s License is required within the first six (6) months of employment.

Women, Minorities, and Veterans Are Encouraged to Apply!

This job is Non-Exempt and is subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Experience in commercial grounds and landscape maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of commercial grounds maintenance experience.
• Experience using commercial mowers, line trimmers, tractors, and other landscape tools.
• Carpentry/Welding/Plumbing/Small Engine Repair experience.
• Experiencereading and understanding maps.