Interment Services Specialist II

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Maintains overall 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.**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** * Determines if location of interments, entombments or inurnments are accurate, complying with verification procedures. * Considers location of markers and nearby coping. Assesses whether temporary movement of the coping is needed and ensures materials are not damaged. * Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers including granite and bronze markers. * Able to perform backfill and tamping duties for interments and cremains safely using tools to create a tidy appearance at the site * 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 * Performs minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment. * Performs some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under minimal supervision * Assists in moving and installing burial vaults * 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 **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** **Education** * High school diploma or equivalent required **Experience** * Minimum 1 year relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment required * Funeral industry experience preferred * Expert Grounds Specialist must be able to demonstrate all proficiencies of a Grounds Specialist **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** * Ability to operate hand\-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, tamper, 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 **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: 77060 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US\-TX \- Houston