Grave Digger

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

45 hours ago
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Job summary

Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking workers under immediate supervision to perform grave-digging and cemetery maintenance in Boston. Duties include digging graves, back-filling, shoveling snow, breaking frozen ground with a pick, installing liners, and preparing grounds for burials.

Responsibilities also include cleaning cemetery grounds and explaining points of interest to visitors. Pre-employment physical and drug test are required, and you must be a resident of the city of Boston.

Qualifications

  • Pre-employment physical and drug test required.
  • Resident of the city of Boston required.

Responsibilities

  • Digs graves; back-fills graves; shovels snow; breaks frozen ground with pick.
  • Installs concrete sectional liners in graves; cleans cemetery grounds.
  • Raises sunken graves; sets grave markers and prepares all equipment and grounds for burials.
  • Explains points of interest to visitors.

Job description

Under immediate supervision, digs graves in the city cemeteries, requiring unusual physical effort under all types of weather conditions; and does related work as required.

Digs graves; back-fills graves; shovels snow; breaks frozen ground with pick. Installs concrete sectional liners in graves; cleans cemetery grounds. Raises sunken graves; sets grave markers and prepares all equipment and grounds for burials. Explains points of interest to visitors.

Pre-employment physical and drug test required. Must be a resident of the city of Boston.

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