Cemetery Services Specialist

SCI Shared Resources • Humacao, PR

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cemetery Services Specialist participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterments, and installs memorials and markers. The role also performs grounds and facilities maintenance, responds to service requests and work orders, and maintains equipment and work areas. The position is located in Humacao, Puerto Rico (postal code 00791).

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent.
• At least six months of experience operating standard equipment.
• Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment and vehicles.
• Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chainsaw, and pump.
• Ability to operate mechanical equipment, including a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailer, dump trailer, jackhammer, tamper, and backhoe.
• Ability to use measuring devices accurately, such as a tape measure or yardstick.
• Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel, and client families.
• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions.
• Understanding of safety and security issues and their implications.
• Mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Perform openings and closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments.
• Set, install, and assemble foundations, memorials, and markers.
• Install outer burial containers.
• Handle and complete work orders from client families for individual grave and marker maintenance.
• Respond to and complete service requests and work orders.
• Conduct Interment Verification Procedures.
• Prepare a 25-foot radius for burials and ensure the area is clean and neat.
• Fill graves, tamp soil, and seed or lay sod.
• Follow Company safety rules and Universal Precautions.
• Protect Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and facilities.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Complete Dignity University courses and other assigned training.
• Follow the standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED