Cemetery Services Specialist

Sci Corp; Piedmont (SC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Sci Corp is seeking a grounds and maintenance associate to perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials and markers, and manage related service orders. The role involves operating a variety of tools and equipment, ensuring safety, and maintaining a clean, secure site in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities include site preparation, preventive maintenance on equipment, and adherence to company standards.

Qualifications

• Six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver's license and ability to operate equipment/vehicles.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and work in varied weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings & closings for burials and related tasks.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Installs outer burial containers and handles work orders for graves/markers.
• Responds to service requests and completes required tasks.
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures and 25-foot radius prep for burials.

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Tools

Hand-held tools

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: 29673

Job Location: US-SC - Piedmont