Cemetery Services Specialist - Union

Service Corporation International; Carolina (PR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Worker to assist with openings and closings for interments, entombments, and inurnments, as well as installation of memorials and markers. The role includes grounds and facilities upkeep, preventive maintenance, and responding to client service requests to ensure a respectful, well-maintained burial site.

The candidate should have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least six months of experience operating standard

Qualifications

• Ability to operate handheld tools and equipment including shovels, picks, rakes and other lawn-maintenance tools.
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment such as dump trucks, tractors, and tampers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with families, associates, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Participates in openings and closings for interments and related memorial installations.
• Performs grounds and facilities maintenance and routine preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Responds to service/work orders from client families and completes tasks as assigned.

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Profile Summary 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 aptitudePostal Code: 00984Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery MaintenanceJob Location: US-PR - Carolina