Cemetery Grounds Technician: Maintenance & Interments

Service Corporation International; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Pensacola, FL is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain cemetery grounds, install markers, and assist with interment and funeral service setups. You will operate lawn and hand tools, perform basic repairs, and ensure safety and cleanliness across facilities.

The role requires physical stamina, the ability to lift and move heavy objects with assistance, and adaptability to weather and scheduling changes.

Qualifications

• Education: High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience.
• Experience: Minimum 6 months of relevant experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment (shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower); measure with tape or yard-stick; walk/stand long; lift up to 150 lbs with assistance; push/pull up to 300 lbs; communicate effectively; work in extreme weather; adapt to schedules; basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Cuts grass, maintains lawn, trims around trees, walkways and memorial markers, lays sod, moves and removes flowers to and from chapel and graveside.
• Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways; may perform snow removal.
• Erects tents, canopies, 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.
• May operate backhoe to dig graves under supervision.
• Installs grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.
• Maintains and repairs markers and cemetery features.
• Maintains, services, cleans and stores equipment; general maintenance of vehicles.
• Cleans and maintains facility; minor repairs, painting, etc.
• Observe safety rules and comply with corporate, federal, state and local regulations (OSHA, Safety/Environmental).

Skills

Hand-held tools use

Measuring devices

Stamina

Heavy lifting

Communication

Weather adaptability

Multi-tasking

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Shovel

Pick

Rake

Sledge hammer

Lawn mower

Weed trimmer

Leaf blower

Job description

Service Corporation International in Pensacola, FL is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain cemetery grounds, install markers, and assist with interment and funeral service setups. You will operate lawn and hand tools, perform basic repairs, and ensure safety and cleanliness across facilities.

The role requires physical stamina, the ability to lift and move heavy objects with assistance, and adaptability to weather and scheduling changes.