Cemetery Grounds & Interment Technician

National Cemetery Administration; Natchez (MS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

National Cemetery Administration in Natchez, MS is seeking a Cemetery Caretaker Technician to perform manual groundskeeping and administrative duties, including greeting visitors and processing interment paperwork. You will operate tractors and lawn mowers, transplant shrubs, and assist in committal services while generating interment records.

The role requires outdoor work, physical effort, and the use of hand and power tools with attention to safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in landscaping or groundskeeping using hand and power tools.
• Ability to perform administrative tasks such as data entry and recordkeeping.
• Willingness to work outdoors and lift heavy loads.

Responsibilities

• Operate small tractors and riding mowers to maintain cemetery grounds.
• Transplant shrubs, prune, weed, mulch, and apply fertilizer.
• Dig graves, tamp and level dirt; align headstones.
• Assist with interment processes and meet with next-of-kin.
• Greet visitors and handle routine paperwork.
• Maintain cleanliness of service and administrative areas.

Skills

Groundskeeping

Landscaping

Tool operation

Heavy equipment operation

Administrative tasks

Tools

Tractor operation

Power tools

Hand tools

Lawn mower

Pneumatic equipment

Sprayer

Job description

National Cemetery Administration in Natchez, MS is seeking a Cemetery Caretaker Technician to perform manual groundskeeping and administrative duties, including greeting visitors and processing interment paperwork. You will operate tractors and lawn mowers, transplant shrubs, and assist in committal services while generating interment records.

The role requires outdoor work, physical effort, and the use of hand and power tools with attention to safety and quality.