Cemetery Services Specialist

Sci Corp; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sci Corp is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to support openings and closings for interments, entombments, and related services. You will set memorials, perform grounds maintenance, and respond to client work orders while adhering to safety rules and company standards.

The role requires basic equipment operation, physical effort, and the ability to work outdoors in varying weather. Training and safety courses are provided; schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum six months of experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driving record and license to operate equipment/vehicles.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools and various machines.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings & closings for burials and related services.
• Sets and installs memorials, foundations, and markers.
• Maintains grave sites and marks as requested by families.
• Completes and logs work orders from client families.
• Performs preventive maintenance on machines and facilities.
• Adheres to safety rules and universal precautions.
• Operates mechanical equipment including dump trucks, tractors, and backhoes.
• Follows Interment Verification Procedures and safety protocols.
• Maintains clean, orderly work areas and completes training courses.

Skills

Communication

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Physical strength

Adaptability

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Dump truck

Backhoe

Lawn equipment

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

Schedul e

Tuesday-Saturday/8am-4:30pm

Postal Code: 64131

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-MO - Kansas City