Cemetery Services Specialist

Service Corporation International•West Columbia, SC

28d

About The Position

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers. Performs grounds and facilities maintenance. Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers Installs outer burial containers Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders Conducts Interment Verification Procedures Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities Maintains a clean and orderly work area Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise Performs all other duties as assigned by management Who we are. What we do. We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve. The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we're dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none. "SCI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates. Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.

Requirements

High School degree or equivalent
Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment
Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yardstick, etc.)
Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families
Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions
Understands safety and security issues and implications
Mechanical aptitude

Responsibilities

Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers.
Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.
Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments
Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers
Installs outer burial containers
Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance
Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders
Conducts Interment Verification Procedures
Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat
Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods
Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions
Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities
Maintains a clean and orderly work area
Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned
Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise
Performs all other duties as assigned by management