Cemetery Grounds & Maintenance Supervisor

Everstory Partners; Port Reading (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, &

Job summary

Everstory Partners is seeking a full-time Superintendent to oversee Grounds and Laborer workers at a New Jersey location. The role focuses on care, maintenance, safety, and appearance of the property, while motivating a team to deliver an ideal environment for families and visitors.

You will supervise maintenance, enforce policies, and coordinate with location sales and administration to address current and future needs, including landscape duties and general upkeep.

Qualifications

• High school equivalency required.
• 5+ years of grounds maintenance supervisory experience.
• 5+ years of mechanical/building maintenance experience.
• Cemetery work experience is preferred.
• Ability to supervise and train maintenance employees.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with interruptions.
• Ability to operate maintenance equipment and machinery including backhoe and mowing/trimming equipment.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have a valid state driver’s license.
• Position requires availability to work some holidays, evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the safety of all patrons, visitors and employees of a location.
• Ensures maintenance and improvements of all Everstory properties, including buildings and their fixtures, equipment, and all operations.
• Manage all maintenance team members to carry out maintenance on all properties, buildings, and fixtures.
• Provides maintenance team support and ongoing training when necessary.
• Enforces all company policies and procedures and coaches subordinates as needed.
• Meets and works with location sales and administration to recognize and discuss current and future needs of the specific location.
• Performs all landscape maintenance duties such as weed‑whacking, lawn mowing, etc.
• Handles the day‑to‑day general maintenance duties.
• Maintains and operates machinery appropriately in a safe manner.
• Installs or assists in installing cemetery vaults, headstones, and memorials as needed.

Skills

Grounds supervision

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school equivalency

Tools

Backhoe

Mowing equipment

Job description

Everstory Partners is seeking a full-time Superintendent to oversee Grounds and Laborer workers at a New Jersey location. The role focuses on care, maintenance, safety, and appearance of the property, while motivating a team to deliver an ideal environment for families and visitors.

You will supervise maintenance, enforce policies, and coordinate with location sales and administration to address current and future needs, including landscape duties and general upkeep.