Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Monroe, NC, is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Worker to support interments, marker installations, and grounds upkeep. You will operate hand-held tools and machinery, perform preventive maintenance, and ensure safety and cleanliness across the grounds.

The role requires a high school diploma, at least six months of equipment operation experience, and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Education: High School degree or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment.
• Licenses: Valid driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, and marker installations.
• Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.
• Operates tools and mechanical equipment safely.
• Responds to service/work orders from client families.
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures.
• Maintains a clean, safe work area and protects company assets.
• Completes Dignity University courses as assigned.

Skills

Hand tools operation

Heavy equipment operation

Measuring devices

Team communication

Physical endurance

Weather resilience

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Lawn mower

Chain saw

Backhoe

Tamper

Dump truck

Dump trailer

Job description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in openings and closings for interments and entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers.
• Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.
• Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments.
• Sets, installs, and assebles 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, sledgehammer, 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.

Contact Information

• Postal Code: 28112
• Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance
• Job Location: US-NC - Monroe

Who we are. What we do. We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve. The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we're dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none. 'SCI' refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates. Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.