Cemetery Groundskeeper & Maintenance Technician

Legacy Funeral Group; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Funeral Group seeks a Cemetery Maintenance Worker (Grave Digger) to maintain cemetery grounds and surrounding areas. You will operate heavy equipment, apply chemicals safely, and perform groundskeeping duties in alignment with company policies and safety standards.

Responsibilities include laying out and exhuming graves, maintaining irrigation systems, and ensuring clean, safe grounds for services while delivering compassionate, customer-focused service to families and visitors.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience.
• Experience operating a loader/backhoe and other heavy equipment is required.
• Previous customer service and/or sales experience would be a definite asset.
• Good communication skills and a high level of compassion and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Locate gravesites using maps and lay out graves following procedures.
• Water, mow, weed, trim, renovate and fertilize lawn areas.
• Plant, water and maintain landscaped areas including trees and shrubs.
• Trim and prune trees; stake trees as necessary.
• Apply herbicides, fungicides and pesticides safely and maintain records.
• Maintain irrigation systems and plan large irrigation projects.
• Operate and maintain heavy equipment and power tools; perform basic repairs.

Skills

Loader/Backhoe operation

Customer service

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Legacy Funeral Group seeks a Cemetery Maintenance Worker (Grave Digger) to maintain cemetery grounds and surrounding areas. You will operate heavy equipment, apply chemicals safely, and perform groundskeeping duties in alignment with company policies and safety standards.

Responsibilities include laying out and exhuming graves, maintaining irrigation systems, and ensuring clean, safe grounds for services while delivering compassionate, customer-focused service to families and visitors.