Grounds Specialist

sci; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

sci in Louisville, KY is seeking an entry-level groundskeeper to maintain cemetery grounds and related properties. You will perform lawn care, snow removal, and general maintenance to ensure a presentable, safe environment for families and staff.

Responsibilities include operating power equipment, assisting with interments, and following safety procedures in all weather conditions. The role emphasizes teamwork and reliability in supporting funeral services.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 months landscape/physical labor experience.
• Funeral industry experience preferred.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools safely.

Responsibilities

• Mows grass and maintains lawns, trims shrubs, and tends flower beds.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment (mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers).
• Removes debris and trash from grounds; handles vases and wilted flowers as needed.
• Assists with interment and cemetery layout planning.
• May perform minor repairs to cemetery or equipment and assist with cremation-related duties under supervision.
• Follow safety rules and OSHA guidelines; ensure compliance with all regulations.

Skills

Hand tools

Measuring devices

Outdoor work

Teamwork

Communication

Computer skills

Physical agility

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lawn mower

Snow blower

Weedeater

Shovel

Sledgehammer

Tape measure

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
• Postal Code: 40213
• Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance
• Job Location: US-KY - Louisville