Cemetery Services Specialist

Sci Corp; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Sci Corp in Missouri is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to perform openings and closings for burials, install foundations, memorials and markers, and attend to client family work orders with care and professionalism.

The role requires operating a range of hand-held and mechanical equipment, following all safety rules, lifting up to 30 lbs, and maintaining a clean, secure site. A high school diploma and six months of equipment experience are expected, with a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments; installs markers and foundations.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Installs outer burial containers and handles related client-family work orders.
• Maintains grounds and facilities and conducts preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Maintains clean, safe work areas and adheres to safety protocols and company standards.
• Completes all duties as assigned by management and participates in required training.

Skills

Hand tools operation

Heavy lifting

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High School diploma 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 ordersConducts 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