Cemetery Services Specialist

S.E. Combined Services of Florida; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

S.E. Combined Services of Florida is seeking a cemetery maintenance associate in Monroe, NC to perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials, and complete related work orders.

The role requires hands-on operation of tools and equipment and strong safety awareness. Responsibilities include setting foundations and markers, rendering exterior burial services, preparing sites within a 25-foot radius, and maintaining a clean, safe work area while following company safety rules and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and work in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with teammates and client families.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings and closings for burials and related activities.
• Sets and installs foundations, memorials, markers, and outer burial containers.
• Handles client work orders and completes service requests.
• Conducts interment verification procedures and 25-foot radius prep.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly work area; adheres to safety rules.
• Completes training courses and follows company standards.

Skills

Operate hand tools

Operate heavy machinery

Measuring devices

Communication

Lifting up to 30 lbs

Weather endurance

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Dump truck

Tractor

Marker trailer

Backhoe

Lawn mower

Sledge hammer

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: 28112

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-NC - Monroe