Grounds Specialist

Company: Service Corporation International
Location: Glendora
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

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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
        
        Compensation:
        Salary: $15.96/hr - $20.25/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
        
        Postal Code: 91740
        
        Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance
        
        Job Location: US-CA - Glendora

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