Groundskeeper

Sci Corp; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health Savings Account

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Sci Corp in California seeks an entry-level Groundskeeper to maintain cemetery and funeral home grounds, ensuring lawns, shrubs, flower beds and walkways are pristine.

Responsibilities include mowing, snow removal, debris cleanup, operating lawn equipment, assisting with interments, and complying with safety and regulatory requirements. The role is outdoor, physically demanding, with a daytime schedule and opportunities for growth within the facilities team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 months of relevant landscaping or physical labor experience.
• Funeral industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mows grass, waters lawns, fertilizes, and trims shrubs to maintain neat grounds.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment such as mowers and weed eaters.
• Removes debris and assists with interment-related tasks as needed.
• Assists in grave location planning and layout under supervision.
• Follows safety regulations and company policies at all times.

Skills

Physical stamina

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Equipment operation

Basic measuring / Math

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
• 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

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

Compensation

Salary: $20.00/hr. - $22.00/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: 91321

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-CA - Newhall

As part of your pre-employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified, given that this role requires the following material job duties: Working around and/or handling deceased and working around families and colleagues Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in the withdrawal of a conditional job offer.