Job Description Position: Cemetery Grounds Crew Location: St. Mary Cemetery and Funeral Center Position Status: Full-Time Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm and Weekends as needed Category: Non-Exempt Pay Range: $22.32 - $24.80 per hour Supervisor: Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman Job Description The Cemetery Grounds Crew maintains cemetery grounds and prepares graves, grave areas including and not limited to grave excavation; burial functions (opening/closing for interments, entombments, inurnments, disinterment); lawn sodding, seeding, fertilizing; monument and marker setting; manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation; cemetery cleanup. Position Components Requisites • Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman • Operate hand-held tools and equipment including but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump • Operate mechanical equipment including and not limited to a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailer, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper, and backhoe • Use accurately measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard stick, etc.) • Communicate effectively with fellow workers, contractor personnel and client families • Lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs. • Minimum six months' experience operating standard cemetery equipment • Certification / license: Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment /vehicles • High School degree or equivalent Job Duties • Perform opening & closing for burials, entombments, and inurnments • Set, installs, and assemble foundations, memorials, and markers • Install outer burial containers • Handle and complete Client Family work orders that pertain to individual grave and marker maintenance • Respond to and complete service request work orders • Perform interment verification procedures • Prepares the 25-foot burial radius area to ensure clean and well-ordered • Fill grave, tamps, grounds vegetation • Maintain a clean and orderly work area • Pressure washes vehicles and equipment as requested • Perform other ground duties as assigned by Management Rules & Regulations • Follow all Company safety rules • Bring safety concerns to the direct supervisor • Maintain and protect Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance including machines, equipment, and facilities This job requires a background check.