Cemetery Services Specialist

S.E. Combined Services of Florida; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Memorial in Lincoln, Nebraska seeks a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials, and maintain grounds and facilities. You will complete work orders from families and ensure safety and cleanliness of the site.

You must have a high school diploma or equivalent, at least six months of equipment operation experience, and a valid driver's license. The role requires lifting up to 30 lbs, ability to work in inclement weather, and adherence to

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment.
• Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: operate hand-held tools and equipment; lift up to 30 lbs; work in various weather conditions.

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.
• Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Operate hand tools

Operate heavy equipment

Communication

Reading/measuring devices

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

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: 68512

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-NE - Lincoln