Grounds Specialist
GroundsSpecialist
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“Grounds Specialist at Grounds Specialist. Skills: Grounds keeping, Maintenance. Manages the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s).. Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location.”
What You'll Achieve.
insure proper standards are maintained
Industry & Context.
Ability to work in extreme weather conditions, Physically agile and dexterous, 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
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 6 months relevant experience, Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, 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
What You'll Do.
Manages the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s).
Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery
mausoleum or funeral home location.
fertilizes and trims shrubs
tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure proper standards are maintained
Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers
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
May perform disinterment
May determine the location and layout of individual graves with assistance
complying with verification procedures
May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems
May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations
Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate
state and local regulations
including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines
May assist in moving and installing burial vaults
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments; Ability to effectively work with others to accomplish tasks; Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families
Communication Scope
Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families; Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications
Full Job Description
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Manages the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location. **JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** * Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure 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 * May perform disinterment * May determine the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures * May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems * May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations * 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 * May assist in moving and installing burial vaults **MINIMUM Requirements** **Education** * High school diploma or equivalent **Experience** * Minimum 6 months relevant experience **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** * Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, 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
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