Interment Services Specialist II

sci; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

sci is seeking a Grounds Specialist to maintain cemetery grounds and support funeral service operations at a Corpus Christi, TX site. The role involves upkeep of landscaping, memorial installations, and assistance during interments and cremations, with emphasis on safety and efficiency.

Ideal candidates have at least 1 year of landscaping or heavy labor experience, ability to operate a range of tools, and good communication with staff and families.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of landscaping or physical labor experience.
• Funeral industry experience preferred.
• Expert Grounds Specialist must be able to demonstrate all proficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Maintains overall cemetery grounds and performs general maintenance tasks.
• Determines burial lot locations and verifies compliance with procedures.
• Sets up foundations, memorials, and markers as required.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment (mowers, snow blowers, trimmers, blowers).
• Keeps grounds clean by removing debris and maintaining flowers and shrubs.
• Assists in openings/closings for interments and cremations.
• Performs minor repairs to cemetery facilities and equipment.
• Follows OSHA and safety guidelines at all times.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Landscaping

Teamwork

Communication

Physical fitness

Equipment operation

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Shovel

Tamper

Rake

Sledge hammer

Lawn mower

Weed trimmer

Leaf blower

Job description

Job Profile Summary

Maintains overall grounds care at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs basic tasks associated with setting up funeral services, helping to open/close burials, install memorials, and perform maintenance duties.

Job Responsibilities

• Determines if location of interments, entombments or inurnments are accurate, complying with verification procedures.
• Considers location of markers and nearby coping. Assesses whether temporary movement of the coping is needed and ensures materials are not damaged.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers including granite and bronze markers.
• Able to perform backfill and tamping duties for interments and cremains safely using tools to create a tidy appearance at the site.
• Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes, and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure 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.
• Performs minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment.
• Performs some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under minimal supervision.
• Assists 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.

Minimum Requirements

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience

• Minimum 1 year relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment required
• Funeral industry experience preferred
• Expert Grounds Specialist must be able to demonstrate all proficiencies of a Grounds Specialist.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, tamper, pick, rake, sledge hammer, 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: 78415

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-TX - Corpus Christi