Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Winston-Salem, NC seeks a Cemetery Maintenance associate to perform openings/closings for burials and to maintain grounds and memorials. You will handle foundations, markers, and outer burial containers while ensuring a clean, safe work site in all weather conditions.

Required are a High School diploma or equivalent and at least six months of equipment operation experience, plus a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Acceptable driving record and license to operate equipment/vehicles.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and work outdoors in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings and closings for burials and related activities.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Maintains and cleans work areas, equipment, and facilities.
• Completes service requests and coordinates with client families.
• Follows safety rules and universal precautions.

Skills

Equipment operation

Physical stamina

Safety awareness

Communication

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Shovel

Lawn mower

Weed trimmer

Chain saw

Dump truck

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: 27106

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-NC - Winston-Salem