Grounds Specialist

Job description

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...