Groundskeeper

S.E. Combined Services of Florida; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

401(k) with company match

Sick leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

S.E. Combined Services of Florida is seeking an entry-level groundskeeper to maintain cemetery, mausoleum, or funeral home locations.

You will mow, trim, water, and plant beds while ensuring the grounds always look respectful and welcoming for families. This role involves operating lawn equipment, assisting with openings/closings for interments, and following safety rules and cremation regulations under supervision.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: 6 months in landscaping, construction, or related fields preferred.
• Knowledge: ability to operate hand tools and maintain grounds.
• Safety: follow OSHA and environmental guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Mows grass, sands and trims shrubs, waters lawns and maintains flower beds.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment (mowers, snow blowers, trimmers, leaf blowers).
• Removes debris and maintains clean, safe grounds for families.
• Assists in openings/closings for interments and related tasks.
• Assists with grave layout and minor repairs under supervision.
• Complies with regulations and safety policies; works with others to accomplish tasks.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Equipment operation

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lawn mower

Snow blower

Weed trimmer

Leaf blower

Shovel

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

Compensation

Compensation:
Salary: $20.00/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

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.

Postal Code: 91362

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-CA - Westlake Village