Cemetery Services Specialist

SCI Shared Resources•Thornton, CO

4d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

The Cemetery Services Specialist is responsible for the preparation and care of seasonal plantings from plugs or bulbs to botanicals in the greenhouse, as well as their installation and maintenance in cemetery grounds. This role involves manual labor in horticulture, including labeling, watering, fertilizing, propagating plants, and maintaining a clean workspace. The specialist also handles loading vehicles with planting materials, reviewing planting requests, delivering materials, and maintaining vehicles. Additionally, the role includes preparing soil, digging for plantings, installing botanicals, maintaining equipment, pruning, deadheading, weeding, laying sod, and applying or removing winter grave blankets.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Ability to operate company owned four-wheeled vehicles to transport plants, dirt, and tools.

Nice To Haves

Professional or personal experience in floriculture, horticulture, and/or design is desired.

Responsibilities

Perform manual labor in the care and growth of plugs and bulbs into botanicals in preparations for seasonal plantings.
Label seedlings/plants for accurate identification of floral type and color, waters, and fertilizes.
Propagate plants through life cycle transferring to appropriate container size, removing damages or unsightly foliage, and keeping plantings free from disease and insects, and oriented to proper light.
Maintain a clean and orderly workspace.
Load vehicles with plantings, tools, dirt, and fertilizer for plantings.
Review planting requests and delivers materials to appropriate location.
Drive cautiously to prevent damage to surroundings; may adjust deliveries to respect burials and visitors.
Wash and maintain vehicles in working order; identifies issues to management.
Till and prepare soil for seasonal botanical plantings and removes prior plantings.
Manually dig trenches or holes for plantings.
Install plantings or bulbs at designated gravesite or area.
Maintain equipment and tools.
Maintain, prune, and deadhead botanicals as needed to promote flowering and appearance.
May pull and remove weeds.
May lay sod.
Seasonally apply or remove winter grave blankets.