Cemetery Caretaker

Northstar-Memorial-Group; Sunset Corners (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA

Life Insurance

401(k) with Employer Matching

Job summary

NorthStar Memorial Group seeks a Cemetery Caretaker for Miami Memorial Park Cemetery in Miami, FL. The role focuses on maintaining the appearance of cemetery grounds, mausoleum, and funeral home locations, including interments and memorialization work.

Responsibilities include grounds keeping, grave site location, and facility cleaning/maintenance, with opportunities for growth based on demonstrated competence for higher levels in the job family.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Cuts grass and maintains lawn around memorials.
• Lays sod and trims around trees, walkways, and markers.
• Locates grave sites and assists in interments and memorialization.
• Cleans ponds, fountains and maintains drives/walkways for safety.
• Cleans and maintains facilities, assists in loading/unloading caskets, and performs minor repairs.

Skills

Valid driver's license

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

NorthStar Memorial Group is seeking a Cemetery Caretaker at Miami Memorial Park Cemetery in Miami, FL. Our maintenance teams take pride in maintaining our grounds with attention to detail and tradition, ensuring every family’s unique experience is honored. As integral parts of our community, our maintenance workers have a strong sense of ownership in our grounds and locations, reflecting the highest standards of quality and comfort in this stable role. In this role, the facilities maintenance crew gains transferable skills fostering even more of a sense of purpose.

The Cemetery Caretaker is responsible for the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleum, and funeral home locations, including maintenance and grounds keeping, locating grave sites, digging graves, installing crypt faces, memorials, monuments, conducting interments, entombments and inurnments, and repairs and maintenance tasks. Depending on the location to which the employee is assigned, individual responsibilities may include some, or all, of the following activities: grounds keeping, interment/memorialization, and facilities cleaning/maintenance. An employee’s position assignment will be based on demonstrated competence in the skills required for the next level in the job family.

Responsibilities

• Cuts grass.
• Maintains lawn and trims around trees, walkways, and memorial markers
• Lays sod
• Moves and removes flowers to and from the chapel and graveside.
• Blows leaf and grass
• Edges with stick edger
• Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways in a safe condition.
• Cleans ponds and fountains
• Hand digs/trenching
• Facilities Cleaning:
  • Maintains overall appearance and cleanliness of funeral homes and/or mausoleum facilities.
  • Cleans and maintains the facility, performs minor repairs, painting, etc.
  • Assists in loading and unloading caskets.
  • Vehicle and golf cart washing/cleaning

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Matching

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.