Cemetery Grounds
Foundation Partners Group
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Columbia, SC
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Posted 1 month ago
Job Description
The Cemetery Grounds assists with maintenance and care for grounds equipment.
**Overview \& 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 in a safe condition, snow removal depending on the location
* Prepares minor repairs to grave markers
* Erects tents, canopies and arranges chairs for graveside ceremony
* Prepares crypts for entombments
* Installs grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.
* Maintains and repairs existing markers and other cemetery features
* Assists with setup for openings and closings for interments, entombments, and inurnments
* Operates backhoe to dig graves without damage to surrounding vaults, markers, or monuments as needed
* Operates equipment safely and carefully to avoid damage to cemetery property
* Maintains, services, cleans, and properly stores equipment
* Preforms general maintenance of facilities and vehicles
* Cleans and maintains facility to include performing minor repairs, painting, etc.
* Arranges chapel for services
* Washes and cleans all funeral home vehicles as\-needed
* Assists in loading and unloading caskets, moving and installing vaults
* Observes safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state, and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and safety and environmental guidelines
* Performs other duties as assigned
**Requirements \& Qualifications:**
* High school diploma or equivalent
* One year of relevant experience is preferred
* Availability to work overtime and long hours as needed
* Capability to perform various duties such as watering, cutting, weeding, trimming, etc.
* Valid state\-issued driver's license with a clear driving record
Req Benefits:
**What We Offer:**
* **Meaningful Work:** Make a real difference by helping families navigate one of life's most challenging times with compassion and care.
* **Competitive Pay and Benefits:**
+ Medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance
+ Vacation, sick, and holiday pay
+ Wellness Rewards
+ 401k with company match
+ Company\-paid life insurance, long\-term disability, and short\-term disability
* **Career Growth:** Take advantage of ongoing training and advancement opportunities within the funeral service industry.
* **Supportive Culture:** Be part of a compassionate, mission\-driven team that values respect, empathy, and service.
Additional Details :
**Who We Are:**
We are a team of compassionate professionals serving families through funeral, cremation, and cemetery care. Our mission is simple: **We bring ease and comfort to families** during life's most difficult moments.
We believe in creating **certainty through the uncertainty** of life's end, and we do it by living our values\-leading with compassion, building trust, and nurturing community so no one walks this journey alone.
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