Cemetery Services Specialist

sci; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Memorial is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to perform openings and closings, set foundations, install memorials, and handle grave maintenance tasks. You will also respond to service requests, conduct interment verification, and prepare burial sites within a 25-foot radius.

Ideal candidates bring a high school diploma, at least six months of equipment operation experience, and a valid driving record with appropriate licenses.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driving record and appropriate licenses to operate equipment/vehicles.

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 grave and marker maintenance.
• Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders.
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures.
• Prepares site within a 25-foot radius for burials and maintains a clean area.
• Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods.
• Adheres to all safety rules and Universal Precautions.
• Maintains and protects Company assets via preventive maintenance on machines 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 other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Hand tools operation

Mechanical aptitude

Effective communication

Physical stamina

Safety awareness

Lifting up to 30 lbs

Weather tolerance

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

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: 65202

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-MO - Columbia