Interment Services Specialist II

Service Corporation International; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Corpus Christi, TX, seeks a Grounds Specialist to maintain cemetery grounds, assist with funeral service setup, and install memorials and markers.

You will operate lawn and grounds equipment, perform mowing, trimming, backfill, and light repairs, and work outdoors in all weather, strictly following safety rules and company procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, or physical labor preferred.
• Funeral industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains cemetery grounds and supports openings/closings.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment (mowers, trimmers, etc.).
• Sets up memorials and markers; handles basic backfill and tamping duties.
• Ensures safety compliance with company, state, and OSHA rules.
• Performs minor repairs to cemetery facilities or equipment.
• Assists in cremation-related tasks under supervision.

Skills

Hand tools operation

Measuring devices

Weather endurance

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Communication

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

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

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

Who we are. What we do.

We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve.

The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we’re dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none.

“SCI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.

Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.