Maintenance Superintendent

sci

Brentwood (MD)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 60,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare

Dependent care

Health Savings Account with Company Cn

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Voluntary Accidental Death or Dism dis

Dependent Life Insurance

SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

SCI is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance leader in the US (Brentwood, MD) to oversee multiple cemeteries, ensuring top-quality grounds, safety, and regulatory compliance. The role involves staff management, budgeting, and coordination with home office on capital projects to meet customer expectations.

Applicants should have extensive cemetery maintenance experience, supervisory skills, and knowledge of environmental regulations.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Experience: At least eight (8) years cemetery maintenance experience with increasing responsibilities.
Experience: At least two (2) years supervising and managing staff.
Environmental regulatory compliance experience.
New Construction / capital expenditure developmental experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee operations of multiple cemeteries and ensure service levels meet customer expectations.
Establish and communicate work, quality, and safety expectations; minimize overtime.
Coordinate staff work and time-off for appropriate coverage.
Manage grounds keeping, landscaping, and seasonal plantings for manicured properties.
Build relationships with local government to resolve issues.
Identify and implement efficiencies and support change initiatives.
Source and select vendors; procure, store, and maintain inventory; review invoices.

Skills

Team Leadership

Operations Management

Budgeting

Regulatory Compliance

New Construction

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Manage and oversee the maintenance and development for multiple cemeteries of large size and complexity. Comply with environmental, wild life and safety regulations. Collaborate with Market and home office on capital expenditure projects. Build a high performing team that exceeds customer's expectations.

Cemetery Maintenance

Oversee operations of multiple cemeteries. Establish and communicate work, quality, and safety expectations ensuring cemetery services exceed customer expectations. . Coordinate staff work and time-off schedules ensuring appropriate coverage and minimizing overtime.

Manage grounds keeping, landscaping, and seasonal plantings presenting a welcoming and manicured appearance of properties. Area of responsibility (AOR) may include funeral homes, crematories, or mausoleums. Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and wild life regulations. Build business relationships with local government authorities to facilitate quick resolution of issues and concerns.

Identifies and implements efficiencies. Supports change initiatives.

Source and select venders. Procure, store, and maintain sufficient inventory of tools, materials, equipment and lawn treatment. Review and approve invoices for payment. Maintain equipment in proper working order.

Manage Mausoleum new construction; obtain drawings. Prepare budgets, vendor sourcing and selection. Mange new construction build addressing and resolving issues. Collaborate with the home office on capital expenditure projects, understanding timeline, resources, responsibilities, and managing activity and noise in consideration of cemetery services.

Develop annual operating budget, personnel budget, and management expenses to achieve budget. Plan for equipment replacement.

People Development

Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team. Understand team members career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and close gaps. Constructively address issues and provide timely appropriate feedback. Apply a proactive and collaborative management style in order to increase employee engagement and minimize turnover.

Responsible for screening candidates (internal and external) and hiring or promoting a skilled and effective staff. Recommends pay increases and career advancements.

Minimum Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Experience

At least eight (8) years cemetery maintenance experience with increasing responsibilities.

At least two (2) years supervising and managing staff

Environmental regulatory compliance experience

New Construction / capital expenditure developmental experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrate knowledge of Environment regulations as applicable to industry

Demonstrate knowledge of wild life regulations as applicable to industry

Demonstrate knowledge of staff and public safety regulations as applicable to industry