Interment Services Specialist I

sci; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

sci is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance worker in Houston, TX. You will support openings and closings for interments and assist with grave location/layout, while performing grounds upkeep and basic repairs.

The role requires physical labor, tool operation, and adherence to safety and regulatory standards; funeral-industry experience is a plus. Work includes outdoor duties year-round and occasional longer hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 6 months relevant experience in landscaping, construction, warehouse or physical labor.
• Funeral industry experience preferred.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment safely.
• Basic reading, measuring and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Participates in teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments.
• Assists in determining the location and layout of graves with verification procedures.
• May perform minor cemetery repairs and equipment upkeep.
• Assist in cremation-related duties under supervision and regulatory compliance.
• Move and install burial vaults as needed.
• Mow grass, plow snow, water lawns, fertilize, trim shrubs; inspect grounds.
• Operate lawn and grounds equipment (mowers, snow blowers, trimmers, leaf blowers).
• Remove debris, manage vases and wilted flowers.
• Follow safety rules and OSHA guidelines; comply with regulations.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Equipment operation

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Reading measurements

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in 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
• 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
• 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 dextrous
• 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: 77023

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-TX - Houston