Grounds Specialist

Service Corporation International; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) Plan

Company match

Sick Leave

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Everett, WA is seeking an entry-level groundskeeper responsible for maintaining cemetery and funeral home grounds. You will mow, trim, water, and fertilize, operate power equipment, and assist with interments under supervision.

The role requires physical fitness and the ability to work outdoors in all weather, with occasional weekends and overtime. Prior landscaping or general labor experience is helpful, and safety standards must be followed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in landscaping or general labor preferred.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools and basic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Mow grass, plow snow, water lawns, fertilize and trim shrubs.
• Operate lawn and grounds equipment (mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers).
• Remove debris from grounds and assist in vermin control and upkeep of flowers.
• Assist in openings/closings for interments and implement burial layout under supervision.
• Perform minor repairs on cemetery property and equipment.
• Follow safety rules and OSHA guidelines.

Skills

Groundskeeping

Equipment operation

Safety compliance

Communication

Physical fitness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lawn mower

Snow blower

Weed eater

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

• This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the essential functions or duties related to this job

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Certification/License

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

Schedule

Ability to work occasional weekends and some possible unscheduled weekday overtime

Compensation
$25.50 - $31.50/hr

Benefits
Medical * Dental * Vision * Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care) * Health Savings Account with Company Contribution * Sick Leave * Short-Term Disability * Long-Term Disability * Life Insurance * Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance * Dependent Life Insurance * SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match * Employee Assistance Program

Postal Code: 98208

Job Location: US-WA - Everett