Cemetery Services Specialist - Union

sci

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 36,000

Full time

46 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

HSA with company contribution

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

SCI is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate in San Diego, CA to perform openings and closings for burials, install memorials and markers, and carry out foundation work with care and safety. You will respond to service requests and maintain grounds and equipment.

The role requires a high school degree, six months’ experience with standard equipment, and a valid driving record. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

Education: High School degree or equivalent.
Experience: Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment.
Licenses: Acceptable driving record and license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles.

Responsibilities

Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments.
Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
Installs outer burial containers.
Follows client family requests for grave and marker maintenance as directed.

Skills

Hand tools

Mechanical equipment

Measuring devices

Communication

Lifting 30 lbs

Weather resilience

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School degree

Tools

Dump truck

Tractor

Utility vehicle

Backhoe

Tamper

Jack hammer

Lawn mower

Weed trimmer

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:

Salary: $22.41/hr.

Benefits: