SUPT Grounds & Facilities

Service Corporation International; Stickney Township (IL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Voluntary AD&D Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 公司

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Service Corporation International's Mount Auburn Cemetery in Stickney, IL seeks an experienced cemetery operations leader to oversee multiple cemetery sites, ensuring safe, compliant, and customer-focused services. You will build and direct a high-performing team, manage budgets, and coordinate with the home office on capital projects.

Ideal candidates bring extensive cemetery maintenance and staff supervision experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and a track record in capital expenditures.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• At least eight years cemetery maintenance experience with increasing responsibilities.
• At least two years supervising and managing staff.
• Environmental regulatory compliance experience.
• New Construction/capital expenditure experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations of multiple cemeteries; set work, quality, and safety expectations and coordinate staff schedules to minimize overtime.
• Manage grounds keeping, landscaping, and seasonal plantings; ensure regulatory compliance and foster relations with local authorities.
• Identify and implement efficiencies and support change initiatives.
• Source vendors, procure and maintain inventory; approve invoices and keep equipment in good order.
• Manage mausoleum construction; prepare budgets, select vendors, resolve issues; coordinate with home office on capital projects.
• Develop annual operating and personnel budgets and plan equipment replacement.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Staff supervision

Budgeting

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 customers' expectations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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

Compensation

$70,000/year

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• Sick Leave
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Employee Assistance Program

Postal Code: 60402

Job Location: US-IL - Stickney

Time Type: Full time

Location Name: Mount Auburn Cemetery