Specialist Cemetery Services

S.E. Combined Services of Florida; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Memorial is seeking a Cemetery Maintenance Associate to support openings/closings, structural installations, and grave/marker upkeep. You will handle family requests, perform site cleanups, and ensure compliance with safety rules and standards.

Responsibilities include preparing burial areas, operating equipment, and participating in preventive maintenance. Training through Dignity University is provided as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of six months experience operating standard equipment.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments.
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Installs outer burial containers.
• Handles and completes work orders from client families related to grave and marker maintenance.
• Responds to and completes service/work orders.
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures.
• Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures area is clean and neat.
• Fills grave, tamp, seeds or sods.
• Adheres to all company safety rules and universal precautions.
• Maintains and protects company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned.
• Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Hand tools

Machinery operation

Measuring devices

Communication

Lift 30 lbs

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers. Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments
• Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers
• Installs outer burial containers
• Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance
• Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders
• Conducts Interment Verification Procedures
• Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat
• Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods
• Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions
• Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area
• Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned
• Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management

MINIMUM Requirements

• Education: High School degree or equivalent
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment
• Licenses: Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yardstick, etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families
• Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions
• Understands safety and security issues and implications
• Mechanical aptitude

Postal Code: 27407

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-NC - Greensboro