Embalmer (Embalming License Required)

NorthStar Memorial Group; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Greenwood Memorial Park & Mortuary in San Diego, CA is seeking a Licensed Embalmer to join our team. The Embalmer provides skilled care, restoration artistry, and compassionate service to ensure dignified preparations for the families we serve.

This role requires CA embalmer license or reciprocity and a minimum of 1 year of funeral industry experience. It involves adherence to OSHA standards, meticulous record-keeping, and maintaining reverence for the deceased.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of funeral industry experience.
• Embalmer license valid in California or eligible for reciprocity.
• Knowledge of professional licensing regulations applicable to the industry.

Responsibilities

• Performs embalming, disinfecting, dressing and casketing of the deceased to standards.
• Maintains a sterile, safe work environment per rules and regulations.
• Ensures proper chain of custody during preparation.
• Keeps embalming and dressing areas clean, disinfected, and secure.
• Completes record-keeping and casketing procedures.
• Upholds reverence and respect for the deceased.

Skills

Funeral industry experience

Education

Embalmer License (CA or reciprocal)

Job description

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Greenwood Memorial Park & Mortuary is looking for a Licensed Embalmer to join our team in San Diego, CA where we offer a passionate and purpose-filled work environment. The Embalmer is responsible for providing skilled and dignified care for the deceased, ensuring each individual is prepared with the highest level of professionalism, respect, and attention to detail. This role combines technical expertise, restorative artistry, and compassionate service to help create meaningful final memories for the families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Performs embalming, disinfecting, dressing, preparing and casketing of the deceased using appropriate precautions and OSHA standards in a manner that honors the deceased.
• Maintains a sterile and safe work environment consistent with company, government and industry rules and regulations
• Ensure proper chain of custody is maintained throughout the preparation process
• Ensures embalming room, dressing areas, hairdressing room, storage areas, and cooler facilities are cleaned, disinfected and secured at the end of every shift and maintained in that manner at all times.
• Completes and enforces all record keeping, identification and casketing procedures
• Consistently maintains reverence and respect for the deceased

Qualifications

• 1+ year of funeral industry experience
• Embalmers License in the state of California or ability to reciprocate
• Knowledge of professional, municipal, state and federal licensing regulations applicable to the industry

Compensation range of $29-32.50/hr.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Located in the heart of San Diego, Greenwood Memorial Park & Mortuary is one of the area's most historic and respected funeral service providers. Established in 1907, this beautiful campus sits atop a gentle hillside with scenic ocean views and features multiple chapels, an on-site mortuary and crematory, three mausoleums, and thoughtfully maintained gardens showcasing rare vegetation and statuary. Conveniently located on Imperial Avenue, the location is easily accessible by public transportation, including nearby bus and trolley stops, making it a welcoming destination for the families we serve and the professionals who support them.

Greenwood Memorial Park & Mortuary is part of the NorthStar Memorial Group family of properties. Voted one of 2026’s USA Today Top Workplaces, NorthStar Memorial Group is a privately held company that offers opportunities for growth with a broad network of support, while keeping the intimacy and personal impact you have at an independently owned property.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.