Grounds Specialist

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Manages the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

* Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure proper standards are maintained
* Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment
* Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers
* Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments
* May perform disinterment
* May determine the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures
* May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems
* May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations
* Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines
* May assist in moving and installing burial vaults

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**

**Education**

* High school diploma or equivalent

**Experience**

* Minimum 6 months 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 work in extreme weather conditions
* Physically agile and dexterous
* Ability to operate equipment in a safe and careful manner
* Ability to effectively work with others to accomplish tasks
* Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families
* Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications

Postal Code: 79407Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery MaintenanceJob Location: US-TX - Lubbock