Cemetery Grounds & Irrigation Technician

Highland Memory Gardens & Funeral Homes; Florida; Presencial; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Highland Memory Gardens & Funeral Homes in Apopka, FL is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Worker (Grave Digger) for full-time employment. Responsibilities include laying out graves, operating backhoes and mowers, maintaining lawn and landscaping, applying chemicals, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires high school education or equivalent, experience with heavy equipment, and a strong sense of compassion and teamwork.

Formación

• High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience.
• Experience operating a loader/backhoe and other heavy equipment required.
• Previous customer service and/or sales experience would be a definite asset.
• High level of compassion and integrity.
• Detail oriented.
• Professional and team player.

Responsabilidades

• Locate gravesites using maps; lay out and excavate grave following interment verification procedures; install liner and refill the grave site after service.
• Water, mow, weed, trim, renovate and fertilize cemetery lawn areas.
• Plant, water and maintain landscaped areas consisting of bushes, trees, flowers, shrubs, and lawns.
• Trim and prune trees and shrubs; stake trees as necessary.
• Apply herbicides, fungicides and pesticides safely; maintain records of fertilizers and chemicals used.
• Operate maintenance equipment such as dump trucks, tractors, backhoes, front loaders, and power tools such as mowers, edger and blowers; maintain hand tools and assigned equipment; repair equipment as necessary.
• Equipment and facility maintenance and snow removal.
• Promote a safe work environment by being aware of and practicing universal precautions and adopting general principles of safe conduct.
• Observe safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state, and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project.
• Work order completion.
• Perform basic security function by observing traffic flow into and out of grounds, guarding against vandalism when possible.
• Place markers on gravesite; set markers in cement; log and record incoming markers and settings.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Conocimientos

Loader operation

Backhoe operation

Customer service

Compassion and integrity

Detail oriented

Team player

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Highland Memory Gardens & Funeral Homes in Apopka, FL is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Worker (Grave Digger) for full-time employment. Responsibilities include laying out graves, operating backhoes and mowers, maintaining lawn and landscaping, applying chemicals, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires high school education or equivalent, experience with heavy equipment, and a strong sense of compassion and teamwork.