Grounds & Cemetery Assistant Superintendent

About Us

For over a century, the City of Burlington has provided and maintained four cemeteries: Pine Hill, Brown's Chapel, Northlawn, and Rest Haven, offering traditional grave sites and a columbarium for cremation services. The Cemetery and Grounds Division oversees perpetual care, ensuring the cemeteries remain well-maintained and visually appealing.

What You Will Do

This role involves coordinating landscape services, maintaining cemetery operations, managing records, assisting families, and ensuring ordinance compliance. Responsibilities include updating employee files, addressing personnel issues, resolving citizen concerns, and supervising maintenance staff for City parks, facilities, and public spaces.

• Record Management: Maintain cemetery records, daily logs, data entry, mapping updates, and document filing.
• Employee Oversight: Manage employee files, participate in hiring, evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
• Compliance Assurance: Ensure adherence to City ordinances and cemetery codes.
• Property Sales & Reporting: Handle cemetery property sales and maintain detailed billing reports.
• Family & Funeral Coordination: Collaborate with funeral homes and families to plan cemetery services.
• Monument Placement: Work with monument companies to ensure proper and code-compliant installations.
• Grounds Maintenance: Lead, schedule, and train staff for mowing, spraying, and trimming across City properties.
• Leaf Collection: Develop and oversee schedules and routes for leaf removal in City areas.
• Snow & Ice Removal: Supervise downtown snow and ice clearing operations.
• Chemical Training: Train staff in the safe use and application of workplace chemicals.
• Contract Management: Coordinate and oversee contracted services.
• Additional Duties: Perform related tasks as needed to ensure smooth operations.
  
  

Key Qualifications:

• Cemetery Expertise: In-depth knowledge of cemetery operations, maintenance policies, and applicable State and Municipal laws and regulations.
• Code Compliance: Strong understanding of all cemetery codes.
• Landscaping Acumen: Knowledge of landscaping design, plant care, proper installation techniques, and plant identification.
• Equipment Proficiency: Skilled in operating equipment to maintain City aesthetics.
• Record Management: Ability to maintain accurate employee and operational records.
• Conflict Resolution: Skilled in resolving disputes with tact and firmness.
• Stress Management: Capable of performing effectively under pressure.
• Leadership: Competent in planning, organizing, and supervising cemetery personnel.
• Effective Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal Skills: Adept at navigating sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to build and sustain effective relationships with employees, other departments, and the public.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in related field and a minimum of four years work experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping industry or public cemetery, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License
• Possession of or ability to obtain NC Turn & Ornamental Pesticide License
  
  

Special Requirements:

• Ability to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six months of employment