Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Carolina (PR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Carolina, US-PR is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance associate to perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials and markers, and maintain grounds and facilities. The role includes handling client work orders, ensuring safety, and performing routine maintenance on equipment.

Requirements include a High School degree or equivalent and at least six months of equipment operation experience, with a valid driving record and appropriate licenses.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment (shovel, rake, etc.).
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment (dump truck, tractor, backhoe, etc.).
• Ability to use measuring devices (tape measure, yardstick).
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and work in various weather conditions.
• Adheres to safety standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments.
• Sets and installs foundations, memorials and markers; installs outer burial containers.
• Handles work orders from client families for grave and marker maintenance.
• Responds to service/work order requests; conducts interment verification procedures.
• Maintains a clean and neat burial area; conducts radius preparation for burials.
• Completes preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities.
• Adheres to safety rules and Dignity Memorial standards.

Education

High School degree or equivalent

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: 00984

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-PR - Carolina