Funeral Home Maintenance Person

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Maintains the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleum and/or funeral home locations, which may include: maintenance and grounds keeping, locating grave sites, digging graves, installing crypt faces, conducting interments, entombments and inurnments, and simple repairs and maintenance tasks.

Job Responsibilities

Cuts grass, maintains lawn, trims around trees, walkways and memorial markers, lays sod, moves and removes flowers to and from chapel and graveside

Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways which may require snow removal depending on location

Erects tents, canopies and arranges chairs for graveside ceremony

Assists with setup for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments

Arranges chapel for services

Prepares crypts for entombments

Under supervision, may operate backhoe to dig graves without damage to surrounding vaults, markers or monuments

Installs grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.

Maintains and repairs existing markers and other cemetery features

Maintains, services, cleans and properly stores equipment

General maintenance of vehicles

Cleans and maintains facility to include performing minor repairs, painting, etc.

Observe safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.

Minimum Requirements

Education

High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience

Experience

Minimum 6 months of relevant experience

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 and leaf blower

Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard‑stick, etc.)

Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time

Ability to lift up to 150 pounds with equipment assistance

Ability to push and pull up to 300 pounds

Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families

Ability to work in extreme weather conditions

Ability to adapt to changing work schedules and multi‑tasking

Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communication

Compensation

Salary: $20.00/hr.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care), Health Savings Account with Company Contribution, 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.

Other Requirements

As part of your pre‑employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified, given that this role requires the following material job duties: Working around and/or handling deceased and working around families and colleagues. Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in the withdrawal of a conditional job offer.

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