Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Seneca (SC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Memorial in Seneca, SC, seeks an outdoor Cemetery Maintenance Associate to perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials, and maintain grounds. The role involves operating a range of tools and machinery, following safety protocols, and providing respectful service to client families.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent, at least six months of equipment experience, and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 6 months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record; license to operate equipment/vehicles.
• Ability to operate a range of hand-held tools and heavy equipment safely.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and ability to work outdoors in varying weather.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings and closings for burials and related interments.
• Installs and maintains memorials, foundations, and markers.
• Operates and maintains outdoor equipment and vehicles.
• Responds to work orders from client families and staff.
• Follows safety rules and universal precautions; maintains clean work area.
• Completes courses and training as assigned by management.

Skills

Hand tools

Heavy lifting

Weather resilience

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Education

HS diploma

Tools

Dump truck

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: 29672

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-SC - Seneca