Cemetery Groundskeeper & Maintenance Tech

Sci Corp; Skokie (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts (health and

Health Savings Account with Company

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismembr

Dependent Life Insurance

SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Sci Corp in Skokie, IL is seeking diligent Cemetery Maintenance workers to cut grass, maintain lawns, and prepare sites for interments. You will operate small equipment, install markers, and help set up chapels for services.

Safety rules and OSHA guidelines apply, with occasional snow removal and backhoe operation under supervision. Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 6 months of related experience, plus ability to lift up to 150 lbs with assistance and

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience
• Minimum 6 months of relevant experience
• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment (shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower)
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices (tape measure, yard-stick)
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods
• Ability to lift up to 150 lbs with equipment assistance
• Ability to push and pull up to 300 lbs
• Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
• Ability to adapt to changing work schedules and multi-tasking
• Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications

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 which may require snow removal depending on location
• 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 and other cemetery features
• Maintains, services, cleans and properly stores equipment
• General maintenance of vehicles
• Cleans and maintains facility to include performing minor repairs, painting, etc.
• Observe safety rules and ensure compliance with operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Shovel

Pick

Rake

Sledge hammer

Lawn mower

Weed trimmer

Leaf blower

Job description

Sci Corp in Skokie, IL is seeking diligent Cemetery Maintenance workers to cut grass, maintain lawns, and prepare sites for interments. You will operate small equipment, install markers, and help set up chapels for services.

Safety rules and OSHA guidelines apply, with occasional snow removal and backhoe operation under supervision. Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 6 months of related experience, plus ability to lift up to 150 lbs with assistance and