Cemetery Groundskeeper: Skilled Landscaper & Heavy Equipment

Legacy Funeral Group; Florida; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Funeral Group in Florida is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Worker (Grave Digger) to responsibly use tools and chemicals in cemeteries and surrounding areas. You will uphold company mission and policies while performing diverse maintenance tasks under the Cemetery Superintendent.

Responsibilities include laying out graves, landscaping, operating heavy equipment, applying treatments, maintaining irrigation, and ensuring safety and compliance with OSHA rules.

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience.
• Loader/backhoe and heavy equipment experience required.
• Customer service or sales experience is a plus.
• Strong communication skills.
• Compassion and integrity are essential.
• Good problem solving and detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Locate gravesites using maps and lay out graves following verification procedures.
• Water, mow, weed, trim, and fertilize cemetery lawns.
• Plant and maintain landscaped areas including trees, bushes, flowers.
• Trim and prune trees and shrubs; stake trees as needed.
• Apply herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides safely and record usage.
• Maintain cemetery irrigation systems and assist with large projects.
• Operate dump trucks, tractors, backhoes, loaders and power tools; maintain tools.
• Equipment and facility maintenance and snow removal.
• Promote safety and follow OSHA and other regulations.
• Log markers, locations and settings; complete work orders.
• Provide customer service and meet customers' needs.
• Perform basic security duties by monitoring grounds.

Skills

Loader/backhoe operation

Heavy equipment experience

Communication skills

Compassion and integrity

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Team player

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Legacy Funeral Group in Florida is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Worker (Grave Digger) to responsibly use tools and chemicals in cemeteries and surrounding areas. You will uphold company mission and policies while performing diverse maintenance tasks under the Cemetery Superintendent.

Responsibilities include laying out graves, landscaping, operating heavy equipment, applying treatments, maintaining irrigation, and ensuring safety and compliance with OSHA rules.