What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cemetery Grounds position at Foundation Partners Group?
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.