Cemetery Grounds & Memorials Technician

Sci Corp; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Memorial in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Groundskeeper/Interment Associate to perform burial/marker maintenance and grounds care. The role supports interments, entombments, inurnments, and related memorial installations with strong attention to safety and customer families.

You will operate hand tools and equipment, follow universal precautions, and complete required training while working on varied weather days and ensuring a respectful, orderly site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driving record and appropriate licenses to operate equipment.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings and closings for burials, entombments and inurnments.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Installs outer burial containers.
• Handles work orders from client families related to grave and marker maintenance.
• Responds to service/work orders.
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures.
• Prepares a 25 foot radius for burials and keeps the area clean.
• Fills grave, tamp, seeds or sods.
• Adheres to safety rules and Universal Precautions.
• Maintains and protects company assets via preventive maintenance.
• Keeps a clean and orderly work area.
• Completes Dignity University courses and other training.
• Adheres to Dignity Memorial Promise standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hand-held tools operation

Mechanical equipment operation

Measuring devices

Effective communication

Lift up to 30 lbs

Safety awareness

Weather resilience

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Job description

Dignity Memorial in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Groundskeeper/Interment Associate to perform burial/marker maintenance and grounds care. The role supports interments, entombments, inurnments, and related memorial installations with strong attention to safety and customer families.

You will operate hand tools and equipment, follow universal precautions, and complete required training while working on varied weather days and ensuring a respectful, orderly site.