Cemetery Maintenance and Operations Job Description
Description:
We are looking for a full-time, honest, hard-working, service oriented maintenance worker to join our team. Responsibilities will include maintaining the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleums and funeral home as well as providing general ground maintenance and burial services. The majority of your day will be spent outdoors. Must be able to work every other Saturday.
*Upon receipt of an offer of employment, candidates must complete required drug testing within 24 hours.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining reverence and respect for the deceased at all times.
- Trim around trees, walkways and memorial markers, lay sod, move and remove flowers.
- Clear debris and maintain drives and walkways in safe condition.
- Move tents and arrange chairs for graveside ceremonies.
- Install grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.
- Maintain and repair existing markers and other cemetery features.
- Locate grave sites and dig graves using backhoe without damaging surrounding vaults, markers and monuments.
- Maintain overall appearance and cleanliness of funeral home and/or mausoleum facilities.
- Help with preparation and setup for opening and closing interments, entombments and inurnments.
Requirements / Qualifications:
- Must have a caring and professional demeanor and enjoy helping families at a difficult time.
- Strong work ethic and takes personal pride in their quality of work.
- Ability to operate tools and equipment.
- Ability to accurately use measuring devices.
- Ability to lift up to 75 lbs.
- Ability to work outdoors in variable conditions (hot/cold).
- Must be able to work as a team member.
- Required to work some Saturdays.
- Minimum of 6 months general labor or grounds keeping experience.
- High School Education.
- Current driver's license and clean driving record.
- Cemetery industry experience a plus.
- Previous experience in operating heavy machinery; back-hoes, tractors, fork-lifts, and tampers is a plus.
- MUST BE ABLE TO PASS DRUG SCREENING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS.
- Must have reliable transportation.
Who we are:
We are an independently owned and operated group of funeral homes, cemetery and crematory operating under the names Osceola Memory Gardens, Funeraria y Crematorio Porta Coeli, Funeraria Borinquen and Fisk Funeral Home & Crematory located in Osceola County.
It has been our privilege to serve Central Florida for over 100 years and proudly remain family owned and operated. We are committed to providing the very best in quality care by offering thoughtful, caring and compassionate services and support to those we serve at an affordable price. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.
We offer:
Hourly rate: $16.50 /hr
Time Off:
Five Personal days
Five Vacation days
Ten days total for Years 1-3. 15 days thereafter.
Insurance:
100% paid by Employer Health Insurance, Vision and Dental after 90 days employment. (Any co-pay charges are the responsibility of the Employee)
401K:
After 90 days employment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- *Upon receipt of an offer of employment, candidates must complete required drug testing within 24 hours.
Experience:
- cemetery: 1 year (Preferred)
- general labor or grounds keeping: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person