Cemetery Maintenance Worker

Legacy Funeral Group•New Braunfels, TX

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About The Position

The Cemetery Maintenance Worker (Grave Digger) reports to the Cemetery Superintendent and is responsible for properly using tools, chemicals, and equipment in the cemetery and surrounding areas. Duties must be performed consistently with the company’s mission and values and in adherence to company policies and procedures. The role includes grave preparation and interment support, groundskeeping and landscaping, irrigation system maintenance, operation and upkeep of cemetery equipment, facility maintenance, and snow removal. The worker also helps maintain a safe environment, completes work orders, supports customer needs, performs basic grounds security, and places and records grave markers.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent, or relevant work experience.
Experience operating a loader, backhoe, and other heavy equipment.
Good communication skills.
High level of compassion and integrity.
Problem-solving skills.
Detail-oriented.
Professional and a team player.

Nice To Haves

Previous customer service and/or sales experience.

Responsibilities

Locate gravesites using maps; lay out and excavate graves following interment verification procedures; install liners and refill gravesites after services.
Water, mow, weed, trim, renovate, and fertilize cemetery lawn areas.
Plant, water, and maintain landscaped areas, including bushes, trees, flowers, shrubs, and lawns.
Trim and prune trees and shrubs, and stake trees as necessary.
Safely apply herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides, and maintain records of fertilizers and chemicals used.
Perform maintenance and repair duties on the cemetery irrigation system, including changing and adjusting heads, maintaining controllers, and planning and participating in large installation and maintenance projects.
Operate maintenance equipment, including dump trucks, tractors, backhoes, front loaders, mowers, edgers, blowers, and other power tools.
Maintain hand tools and assigned equipment and repair equipment as necessary.
Perform equipment and facility maintenance and snow removal.
Promote a safe work environment by practicing universal precautions and general principles of safe conduct.
Observe safety rules and ensure compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local operating procedures and regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.
Identify equipment needs for each assigned project.
Complete work orders and meet customers’ needs.
Observe traffic flow into and out of the grounds and guard against vandalism when possible.
Place grave markers, set markers in cement, and log and record incoming markers and settings.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.