Cemetery Grounds Caretaker - Honor & Maintain Memorials

National Cemetery Administration; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Cemetery Administration in Bakersfield, CA, seeks a Cemetery Caretaker (WG-06) to perform duties requiring manual labor and physical strength, including grave digging, headstone alignment, and grounds maintenance. The position involves operating tractors and lawn mowers, handling tools, and supporting funeral-related tasks.

Work schedule may include overtime, weekends, and holidays to meet cemetery needs; federal holidays may require working.

Qualifications

• Requires manual skills and physical strength.
• Experience operating tractors, riding mowers, and pneumatic equipment.
• Able to lift and place caskets; perform cemetery maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operate small tractors and riding lawn mowers.
• Dig graves to proper level and align headstones.
• Clear debris and maintain cemetery grounds.

Skills

Manual labor

Physical strength

Tools

Tractor

Lawn mower

Pneumatic tools

Power tools

Chainsaws

Job description

The National Cemetery Administration in Bakersfield, CA, seeks a Cemetery Caretaker (WG-06) to perform duties requiring manual labor and physical strength, including grave digging, headstone alignment, and grounds maintenance. The position involves operating tractors and lawn mowers, handling tools, and supporting funeral-related tasks.

Work schedule may include overtime, weekends, and holidays to meet cemetery needs; federal holidays may require working.