Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Clearwater, FL is seeking a Cemetery Groundskeeper to perform maintenance, openings and closings for interments, and installation of memorials. You will set up foundations, markers and containers, respond to service requests, and ensure a clean, safe work site across multiple tasks.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of equipment experience, plus a valid driving record.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Participates in openings/closings for interments, entombments and marker installations.
• Maintains grounds and facilities for the cemetery.
• Sets up foundations, memorials and markers.
• Installs outer burial containers and handles related work orders.
• Performs interment verification procedures.
• Prepares 25-foot burial radii and keeps area clean.
• Fills graves, tamping, seeding or sodding as needed.
• Follows safety rules and protects company assets.
• Completes required training courses.

Skills

Operate hand tools

Operate heavy equipment

Measurement devices

Communication

Lift 30 lbs

Weather endurance

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

6 months equipment experience

Tools

Dump truck

Tractor

Utility vehicle

Marker trailer

Dump trailer

Jack hammer

Tamper

Backhoe

Job description

Responsibilities

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. 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

Postal Code: 33759 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US-FL - Clearwater

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.