Cemetery Services Specialist

sci; Canóvanas (PR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SCI is seeking a grounds/maintenance associate in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. The role involves performing openings/closings for burials and entombments, installing memorials and markers, and handling grave maintenance with heavy equipment.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of equipment operation experience, with a valid driving record for operating the equipment. Safety and preventive maintenance are essential parts of the job.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid license(s)/driving record to operate equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform openings and closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments.
• Set, install, and assemble memorials, foundations, and markers.
• Install outer burial containers and related components.
• Process work orders from client families for grave/marker maintenance.
• Respond to service requests and complete work orders.
• Conduct Interment Verification Procedures.
• Prepare 25-foot radius around burials and maintain area cleanliness.
• Tamp, fill graves; lay seeds or sod as needed.
• Follow safety rules and Universal Precautions.
• Maintain and protect company assets via preventive maintenance
• Keep work area clean and orderly; complete training courses

Skills

Effective communication

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Ability to lift up to 30 lbs

Weather adaptability

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Tools

Hand-held tools (shovel, rake, sledge hammer)

Heavy machinery (dump truck, tractor, backhoe)

Measuring devices (tape measure)

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: 00729

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-PR - Canovanas