Cemetery Services Specialist

sci; Bayamón (PR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

SCI is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to perform openings and closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The role includes setting memorials and markers, operating heavy equipment, and completing client family work orders with care and precision.

Applicants should have a High School diploma or equivalent and at least 6 months of equipment operation experience, plus a valid driving record.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum six (6) months experience operating standard equipment.
• Must have acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments.
• Set up foundations, memorials, and markers; install outer burial containers.
• Handle and complete work orders from client families for grave/marker maintenance.
• Respond to service/work order requests and ensure timely completion.
• Perform preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities.
• Maintain a clean, safe work area and follow safety rules.

Skills

Communication

Mechanical aptitude

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Shovel

Sledge hammer

Lawn mower

Backhoe

Dump truck

Measuring 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 to 30 lbs.
• Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions
• Understands safety and security issues and implications
• Mechanical aptitude

Postal Code: 00959

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-PR - Bayamon