Cemetery Heavy Equipment Operator

National Cemetery Administration; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Cemetery Administration in Santa Fe, New Mexico, seeks an Engineering Equipment Operator to dig graves, prepare sites, and maintain equipment. You will operate backhoes and light machinery to support interments and grave site maintenance, following safety and scheduling requirements.

Expect to work a schedule that includes overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed to meet cemetery needs, including Memorial Day obligations, with first-echelon maintenance performed on all equipment.

Qualifications

• Operates heavy equipment such as backhoes to dig and prepare grave sites.
• Digs graves on level ground and hillsides under varying conditions.
• Performs first echelon maintenance on all assigned equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate one or more types of heavy equipment to dig, push, and load earth for grave sites.
• Landscape grave sites by clearing brush and obstacles and prepare for interments.
• Maintain and inspect equipment; perform routine fluid checks and basic repairs.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Backhoe operation

Grave site preparation

Job description

The National Cemetery Administration in Santa Fe, New Mexico, seeks an Engineering Equipment Operator to dig graves, prepare sites, and maintain equipment. You will operate backhoes and light machinery to support interments and grave site maintenance, following safety and scheduling requirements.

Expect to work a schedule that includes overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed to meet cemetery needs, including Memorial Day obligations, with first-echelon maintenance performed on all equipment.