Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Augusta, GA seeks a Cemetery Grounds Technician responsible for openings and closings for burials, installing memorials, and maintaining cemetery grounds with care and professionalism. The role requires operating hand tools and heavy equipment, performing preventive maintenance, and responding to family requests and service orders while following safety rules.

A high school diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license are required; candidates must be able to

Qualifications

• Experience operating standard maintenance equipment.
• Ability to follow safety protocols and universal precautions.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings & closings for burials and interments.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Maintains cemetery grounds and completes routine upkeep.
• Responds to service/work orders from client families.
• Performs preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities.
• Adheres to company safety rules and training.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Tool operation

Lift up to 30 lbs

Safety awareness

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Dump truck

Tractor

Lawn mower

Backhoe

Tamper

Sod tools

Power tools

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers. Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers
• Installs outer burial containers
• Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance
• Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures
• Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat
• Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods
• Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions
• Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area
• Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned
• Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management

MINIMUM Requirements

• Education High School degree or equivalent
• Experience Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment
• Licenses Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yardstick, etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families
• Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions
• Understands safety and security issues and implications
• Mechanical aptitude

Postal Code: 30906 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US-GA - Augusta

Who we are. What we do. We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve. The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we're dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none.

\"SCI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.

Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.