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Lead Funeral Director/Embalmer

Foundation Partners Group
Lakewood, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2025 CLOSED ON 1/23/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Funeral Director/Embalmer position at Foundation Partners Group?

The Lead Funeral Director's primary responsibility includes leading funeral operational staff, providing professional funeral services to client families, and acting as a company ambassador to the community.

Overview & Responsibilities:

  • Ensures every client family is presented with all service and merchandise options – Every family, every option, every time
  • Contributes to the overall efficiency of the location by maintaining open and effective communication and maintaining accurate and timely client files
  • Acts to improve market share through participation in community events, groups, organizations, and other community relationships as assigned by your supervisor
  • Carries out other projects and duties as assigned (i.e., car washing, building and equipment repair, pre-need arrangement planning
  • Oversees all Team Members participating in services, ensuring that each team member understands their role and professionally represents the locations
  • Communications to appropriate to Team Members' area of successful performance and performance needing improvement to meet business expectations
  • Leads and oversees all onboarding and training of new hires
  • Works on-call/first call, in rotation as assigned (i.e., phone, face to face, at the hospital, hospice, residence)
  • Leads inital transfer of decedents, embalms, dresses, cosmetizes, caskets, and prepares deceased on a needed basis (per appropriate licensing) to the instructions obtained from the family
  • Meets with client families to listen, educate and arrange personalized funeral services and ensure their experiences with the business are of the highest quality
  • Utilizes systems and technology (i.e., Matthews and Aurora Advisor in place to review merchandise options, enter contracts, and complete necessary forms at the time of arrangement conversation)
  • Completes tasks and details resulting from the arrangement conference
  • Ensures proper paperwork, including permits and certificates, is completed timely and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations
  • Conducts and attends funeral services regularly
  • Leads all post-service follow-ups as needed

Requirements & Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or the equivalent
  • Valid state-issued funeral director/embalmer license (as per state licensing requirements)
  • Completed mortuary school
  • Minimum of seven years of experience as a funeral director
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Valid state-issued driver's license with a clear driving record

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Req Benefits:

What We Offer:

  • Excellent Compensation: Competitive salaries, performance incentives, referral bonuses, 2 weeks of paid vacation days, 2 personal days, 6 paid sick days (rolls over annually up to 96 hours), and 6 paid holidays.
  • Unlimited Potential: Career paths and growth opportunities with a privately held, nationwide company.
  • Exceptional Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options and 100% company-paid life insurance and disability (long-term and short-term).
  • Matching Funds: Company matches up to six percent of funds to your 401k, plus annual contributions, if you choose the Health Savings Account (HSA) option.
  • Team Building: Regular company-wide meetings, one-on-one interactions, and a warm, welcoming environment.

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.


Pay Transparency In order to support the Fair Compensation Strategy by the US Govt., HR Dept., clients are required to adhere to "Pay Transparency Law"; in the impacted states; that have mandated the employers to list the salary ranges in Job advertisements or postings for job opportunities and Job promotions.

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