Cemetery Services Specialist
Required skills
- operate mechanical equipment
- accurately use measuring devices
- communicate effectively
- safety and security issues
- mechanical aptitude
Role summary
This role involves performing cemetery operations such as openings and closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments, as well as installing memorials and markers. Responsibilities include grounds and facilities maintenance, handling work orders for grave and marker upkeep, and ensuring safety compliance. The position requires the ability to operate various hand and mechanical equipment, use measuring devices, communicate effectively with families and associates, and work in adverse weather conditions. A minimum of six months of experience operating standard equipment and an acceptable driving record are required.
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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
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