What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grounds Specialist position at Service Corporation International and Careers?
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.
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