Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Mayagüez (PR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International's Mayaguez location seeks a dependable Equipment Operator to perform openings and closings for burials, install foundations, memorials and outer burial containers, and manage service requests from client families.

You will use hand tools and machinery, meet safety rules, and maintain a clean, safe work area outdoors in various weather. A high school diploma and at least six months of equipment experience, plus a valid driver's license, are required.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of six (6) months of experience operating standard equipment.
• Acceptable driving record and applicable license to operate equipment.

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 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

Skills

Hand tools operation

Heavy equipment operation

Communication

Safety awareness

Weather adaptability

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Dump truck

Backhoe

Chainsaw

Tamper

Job description

Overview

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work!

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 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 of 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, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chainsaw, and pump
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment, including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jackhammer, 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 to 30 lbs.
• Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions
• Understands safety and security issues and implications
• Mechanical aptitude

Job Location: US-PR - Mayaguez