Grounds Specialist

sci; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

sci in Santa Ana seeks a motivated Entry-level Groundskeeper to maintain cemetery and funeral home grounds. You’ll mow, trim, water, fertilize, and help with interments, ensuring pristine appearance and compliance with safety rules.

Ideal candidates have at least 6 months of related labor experience, ability to operate lawn equipment, and comfort working outdoors in various weather conditions. This role supports team efforts and daily operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 months relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, or physical labor.

Responsibilities

• Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs; maintains flower beds and inspect grounds for standards.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and related gear.
• Removes debris and trash from grounds; may turn down vases and remove wilted flowers.
• Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments.
• Assists in locating graves with verification procedures; may perform minor repairs to cemetery facilities or equipment.
• May assist with cremation-related duties under supervision, including inventory and regulatory compliance.
• May assist in moving/installing burial vaults; follow safety rules and regulatory guidelines.

Skills

Equipment operation

Measuring tools

Weather tolerance

Physical agility

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Communication

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lawn mower

Snow blower

Weed eater

Leaf blower

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: 92705

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-CA - Santa Ana