Maintenance Worker - Senior - City Cemeteries Division

City-of-Savannah; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Savannah is seeking a Senior Maintenance Worker to support the Cemeteries team in complex maintenance and repairs of city cemeteries and cemetery buildings. You will perform manual and grounds maintenance, assist with burial operations, and ensure safe, respectful conditions.

You will supervise and assist crews, operate small engine equipment, and participate in after-hour funerals and events. A valid driver's license and a high school diploma or GED are required; cemetery maintenance

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required, plus 1 year of related grounds/landscape/facilities maintenance or equivalent.
• Valid state driver''s license with acceptable driving history.
• Experience in cemetery maintenance preferred.
• Background check including drug screen and pre-employment medical may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual labor and maintenance in cemeteries and cemetery buildings.
• Assist and supervise a crew; promote safe work practices.
• Assist burial operations; survey lots, locate markers, and prepare graves.
• Maintain buildings, mow grass, remove litter, and repair fences/equipment.
• Operate small engine equipment and document issues.
• Set up traffic control and keep work sites clean and safe.
• Stand-by and on-call duties for funerals, emergencies, and events.
• Support emergency response during disasters as part of Critical Workforce.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Manual labor

Team supervision

Safety awareness

Equipment operation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Zero-turn mower

Bagger mower

Tractor with attachments

Bush hog

Flail mower

Water tank trailer

Job description

As a Senior Maintenance Worker, you will use your skills to support the Cemeteries team in providing complex maintenance and repairs of Cemeteries. You will also have an opportunity to help maintain our beautiful and historical City cemeteries.

• Performs manual labor, general maintenance, grounds maintenance, landscape maintenance, and custodial duties in cemeteries and cemetery buildings.
• Assists an assigned crew; supervises assigned crew as needed; promotes and observes safe work practices.
• Assists with burial operations; surveys cemetery lots including uncovering buried lot markers, measuring and recording data, probes cemetery lots to locate burial containers, opens and closes graves by machine and by hand, restores gravesites.
• Cleans and maintains buildings and facilities, including mowing grass, removing litter, streets, utilities, repairing fences and other equipment.
• Performs preventative and routine maintenance; documents and reports any issues.
• Inspects, operates, and maintains a variety of small engine equipment in support of cemetery maintenance operations.
• Controls traffic on work sites; sets up traffic control devices; maintains a clean and safe work site.
• Troubleshoot basic maintenance problems and performs various repairs.
• Maintains landscaping, storm drainage, and irrigation systems; treats plants and turf for disease, cultivates and maintains trees and flower beds.
• Assists in the application of various pesticides and herbicides.
• Assists in the preparation of facilities for special events.
• Performs stand-by and on-call duties for after-hour funerals, emergencies, and special events.
• Serves as a member of the city’s Critical Workforce; assists in emergency response during disaster incidents.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

High School diploma or GED plus one (1) year of related grounds maintenance, landscape maintenance, or facilities maintenance or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Experience in cemetery maintenance preferred.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Experience with the following equipment preferred: Zero-turn mower, bagger mower, tractor pulling a trailer with attachments, bush hog, flail mower, water tank trailer

Additional Requirements

Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; andverification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

Additional Information

• Knowledge of equipment and tools necessary to perform essential duties.
• Knowledge of job-related safety hazards and precautionary methods
• Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work.
• Skill in the operation of assigned vehicles and equipment.
• Skill in oral communication.
• Other duties as assigned