Cemetery Services Specialist

Sci Corp; Mayagüez (PR); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sci Corp is seeking a dedicated Grounds Maintenance Associate in Mayaguez, PR. You will perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials and markers, and maintain grounds and facilities. You must follow safety rules and complete assigned training.

This role requires operating hand tools and heavy equipment, communicating with families and staff, and maintaining a clean, safe work area under varying weather conditions.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Perform openings and closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments.
• Install memorials, foundations, and markers.
• Prepare graves and maintain grounds and facilities.
• Respond to service/work order requests from client families.
• Adhere to safety rules and company policies.

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Communication

Physical endurance

Use of measuring devices

Lifting up to 30 lbs

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Dump truck operation

Backhoe operation

Tractor operation

Chainsaw

Tampers

Mower

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work!

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 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

Postal Code: 00680

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-PR - Mayaguez