Cemetery Groundskeeper & Maintenance Technician

Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks seeks a Cemetery Caretaker to perform grounds maintenance at Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. Responsibilities include operating equipment, digging graves, aligning headstones, and maintaining orderly grounds. The role requires physical strength and reliability to support memorial services and daily operations.

Work may include overtime, weekends, and holidays to meet cemetery needs. Applicants must be U.S.

Qualifications

• Occupation requires physical strength and ability to operate manual and power tools.
• Ability to perform grave digging, maintenance, and groundskeeping tasks.
• U.S. citizenship and successful background/suitability checks are required.

Responsibilities

• Operate small tractors and riding mowers; transplant shrubs and perform grounds care.
• Dig graves to proper level, tamp and level dirt; clean headstones and grounds.
• Work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed to support cemetery operations.

Job description

Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks seeks a Cemetery Caretaker to perform grounds maintenance at Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. Responsibilities include operating equipment, digging graves, aligning headstones, and maintaining orderly grounds. The role requires physical strength and reliability to support memorial services and daily operations.

Work may include overtime, weekends, and holidays to meet cemetery needs. Applicants must be U.S.