Grounds Maintenance Specialist

2 weeks ago

Sarasota, Florida, United States Service Corporation International Full time $35,000 - $55,000 per year

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Entry-level role maintaining the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all groundskeeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location. Incumbent gains an understanding of how a cemetery operates.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to ensure 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

  • Assists in determining the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures

  • May perform minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment

  • May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under supervision

  • May assist in moving and installing burial vaults

  • 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

  • This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the essential functions or duties related to this job

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

  • High school diploma or equivalent required

Certification/License

Experience

  • Minimum (6) months relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment

  • Funeral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, 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

Work CONDITIONS

Work Environment

  • Work outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions

  • Comply with Field dress code policy

Work Postures

  • Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day

  • Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

  • Lifting, pushing, pulling up to 50 pounds

Work Hours

  • Working beyond "standard" hours as the need arises

  • Schedule may fluctuate, if a need arises, to an earlier or a later shift

Postal Code: 34232Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery MaintenanceJob Location: US-FL - Sarasota

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