Cemetery Grounds & Maintenance Technician

sci; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

sci in Arlington, TX is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to support cemetery, mausoleum and funeral home locations with groundskeeping, interments, and service setup. Responsibilities include operating basic equipment, erecting tents, and maintaining markers and facilities.

Under supervision, you will assist with openings/closings for interments and perform general maintenance while observing safety guidelines and regulations. This role requires reliability and physical endurance.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience.
• Minimum 6 months of relevant experience.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment such as shovel, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower.
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices (e.g., tape measure, yard-stick).
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods and lift up to 150 with assistance, up to 300 lbs with push/pull assistance.

Responsibilities

• Cuts grass, maintains lawn, trims around trees, walkways and memorial markers, lays sod, moves and removes flowers for chapel and graveside.
• Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways; snow removal may be required.
• Erects tents, canopies and arranges chairs for graveside ceremony.
• Assists with setup for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments.
• Arranges chapel for services; prepares crypts for entombments.
• Under supervision, may operate backhoe to dig graves without damage to surrounding vaults, markers or monuments.
• Installs grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.; maintains and repairs existing markers.

Skills

Lawn care

Hand tools

Measuring devices

Stamina

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lawn mower

Leaf blower

Job description

sci in Arlington, TX is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to support cemetery, mausoleum and funeral home locations with groundskeeping, interments, and service setup. Responsibilities include operating basic equipment, erecting tents, and maintaining markers and facilities.

Under supervision, you will assist with openings/closings for interments and perform general maintenance while observing safety guidelines and regulations. This role requires reliability and physical endurance.