Cemetery Services Specialist

SGS Consulting; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting seeks a cemetery operations technician to manage openings and closings, install memorials, and respond to client family work orders in a graveyard environment. You will maintain safety standards and preventive maintenance on vehicles and tools, perform interment procedures, and uphold company policies.

Applicants should have six months of equipment experience, a valid driving record, and the ability to lift up to 30 lbs while working in varying weather conditions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience operating standard cemetery equipment encouraged.
• Must have a valid driving record and appropriate licenses.

Responsibilities

• Carry out openings and closings for burials, entombments, inurnments, and disinterments.
• Install and assemble foundations, memorials, markers, and outer burial containers.
• Respond to and fulfill work orders from client families, including grave/marker maintenance.
• Conduct Interment Verification Procedures and prepare a 25-foot radius around burial sites, including filling, tamping, seeding, or sodding to maintain cleanliness.
• Adhere to company safety protocols and Universal Precautions.
• Maintain company equipment and facilities via preventive maintenance, ensuring a clean, safe, and orderly work environment.
• Complete mandatory training, such as through Dignity University, and uphold the Dignity Memorial Promise standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management

Skills

Equipment operation

Communication

Lifting 30 lbs

Weather endurance

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Shovels

Picks

Rakes

Sledgehammers

Lawn mowers

Weed trimmers

Leaf blowers

Chainsaws

Pumps

Dump trucks

Tractors

Utility vehicles

Marker trailers

Dump trailers

Jackhammers

Tampers

Backhoes

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Carry out openings and closings for burials, entombments, inurnments, and disintermentsInstall and assemble foundations, memorials, markers, and outer burial containersRespond to and fulfill work orders from client families, including grave/marker maintenanceConduct Interment Verification Procedures and prepare a 25-foot radius around burial sites, including filling, tamping, seeding, or sodding to maintain cleanlinessAdhere to company safety protocols and Universal PrecautionsMaintain company equipment and facilities via preventive maintenance, ensuring a clean, safe, and orderly work environmentComplete mandatory training, such as through Dignity University, and uphold the Dignity Memorial Promise standardsPerform additional duties as assigned by management

Skills

Experience: At least six months of experience operating standard equipment

Licenses: Acceptable driving record and any necessary equipment/vehicle operating licenses

Proficiency with hand-held tools (e.g., shovels, picks, rakes, sledgehammers, lawn mowers, weed trimmers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, pumps)

Capability to use mechanical equipment (e.g., dump trucks, tractors, utility vehicles, marker trailers, dump trailers, jackhammers, tampers, backhoes)

Accuracy with measuring devices like tape measures or yardsticks

Effective communication skills for interacting with coworkers, contractors, and client families; ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

Capacity to work in adverse weather conditions, awareness of safety and security implications, and general mechanical aptitude

Education/Experience

High school diploma or equivalent