Grounds Specialist

sci

Everett (WA)

On-site

USD 35,000 - 43,000

Full time

3 days 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

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

SCI is seeking an entry-level Groundskeeper in Everett, WA to maintain cemetery grounds and assist on interments. The role requires operating lawn care equipment, handling seasonal outdoor tasks, and following safety and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 6 months of relevant experience; funeral industry experience is preferred. The schedule may include weekends and overtime as needed.

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum (6) months relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment.
Funeral industry experience preferred.
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment (shovel, rake, etc.).
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard-stick, etc.).

Responsibilities

Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to ensure proper standards are maintained.
Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment.
Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers.
Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments.
Assists in determining the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures.
May perform minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment.
May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under supervision.
May assist in moving and installing burial vaults.
Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.

Skills

Lawn care

Equipment operation

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Entry-level role maintaining the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all groundskeeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location. Incumbent gains an understanding of how a cemetery operates.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to ensure proper standards are maintained
Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment
Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers
Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments
Assists in determining the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures
May perform minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment
May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under supervision
May assist in moving and installing burial vaults
Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines

Minimum Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience

Minimum (6) months relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment
Funeral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard-stick, etc.)
Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
Physically agile and dexterous
Ability to operate equipment in a safe and careful manner
Ability to effectively work with others to accomplish tasks
Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families
Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications

Work Conditions

Work Environment

Work outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions

Comply with Field dress code policy

Work Postures

Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day

Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

Lifting, pushing, pulling up to 50 pounds

Work Hours

Working beyond "standard" hours as the need arises

Schedule may fluctuate, if a need arises, to an earlier or a later shift