Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Entry-level role maintaining grounds care at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs basic tasks associated with setting up funeral services, helping to open/close burials, install memorials, and perform maintenance duties. Incumbent gains an understanding of how a cemetery operates. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES • Participates in 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 • 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 • 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 Postal Code: 19720 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US-DE - New Castle