Groundskeeper - Union

Sci Corp; Kaneohe (HI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Sci Corp in Kaneohe, HI, is seeking a Grounds/Cemetery Maintenance Associate to perform openings, installations, and routine maintenance for memorials and grounds. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and respectful service to client families, with a pay rate of $22.74 per hour and full benefits.

Responsibilities include operating hand tools and heavy equipment, completing work orders, and upholding Dignity Memorial standards.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Minimum six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to operate hand tools and equipment.
• Ability to operate heavy machinery.
• Ability to read measuring devices.
• Strong communication with client families.
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings and closings for burials and related tasks.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Installs outer burial containers.
• Handles and completes client family work orders.
• Responds to and completes service/work orders.
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures.
• Maintains a clean and safe work area.
• Participates in required training and safety programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hand-held tools

Equipment operation

Measuring devices

Communication

Heavy lifting

Weather resilience

Safety awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers. Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers
• Installs outer burial containers
• Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance
• Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures
• Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat
• Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods
• Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions
• Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area
• Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned
• Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School degree or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment

Licenses

• Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yardstick, etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions
• Understands safety and security issues and implications
• Mechanical aptitude

Compensation

Salary: $22.74/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: 96744

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-HI - Kaneohe