Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company匹

Job summary

Service Corporation International is seeking a Cemetery Groundsworker in Pueblo, CO. You will perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials, and handle maintenance tasks across the cemetery and related facilities.

Responsibilities include completing family work orders, ensuring safety, operating equipment, and maintaining a clean work area. The role requires basic education, some experience, and a valid driving record.

Qualifications

• Education: High School degree or equivalent.
• Minimum six months experience operating standard equipment.
• License: Driving record and license to operate equipment.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools (shovel, rake, etc.)
• Ability to operate heavy machinery (dump truck, tractor, backhoe, etc.)
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs. and work in various weather conditions.
• Understanding safety and good communication with teams and clients.

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 for grave and marker maintenance.
• Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders.
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area and adheres to safety rules.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Operate hand tools

Operate heavy equipment

Lifting up to 30 lbs

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Shovel

Sledge hammer

Lawn mower

Weed trimmer

Leaf blower

Chain saw

Jack hammer

Tamper

Backhoe

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

Compensation

$16.00/hr

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• Health Savings Account with Company Contribution
• Sick Leave
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Employee Assistance Program

Postal Code: 81005

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-CO - Pueblo

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.