Grounds Maintenance

Mem Pk & Green Lawn Cem • Kansas City, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Perform groundskeeping and maintenance across cemetery, mausoleum, or funeral home properties, maintaining their overall appearance. The role includes using and maintaining mechanized grounds equipment and assisting with interments and entombments. Work is generally performed outdoors in a physically demanding environment and requires respectful, sensitive interaction with families.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience preferred.
• At least 1 year of grounds experience.
• Valid state-issued driver's license in good standing and an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to operate large- and medium-scale equipment, including riding mowers, backhoes, hi-lows, tractors, Kubota riding machines, Gators, ditch diggers, power washers, golf carts, casket and granite power lifts, trucks, and trucks with plows.
• Ability to read cemetery maps and correctly identify and locate specified interment or entombment spaces.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to show respect and sensitivity toward families.
• Knowledge of the use and general maintenance of mechanized equipment.
• Ability to take proper precautions and safely handle lifting and equipment use.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work, including regularly climbing, sitting, standing, bending, kneeling, and lifting up to 75 pounds, with occasional lifting up to 100 pounds; reaching, pushing, and pulling may also be required.

Nice To Haves

• Cemetery grounds experience is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual ability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance using and generally maintaining mechanized equipment, including weed eaters, walk-behind mowers, hedge trimmers, edgers, pruners, and leaf vacuums or blowers.
• Set up and complete interments and entombments, including excavating graves to the proper level, assisting with lifting and placing caskets on lowering devices, and removing, replacing, and lifting crypt and niche fronts.
• Read cemetery maps to correctly identify and locate specified interment or entombment spaces.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Financial assistance programs supporting education and development in industry-related subjects.
• Health and welfare plans and savings account options.
• 401(k) and Roth retirement plan options with company match for full-time and part-time employees.
• Vacation, personal days, and sick days based on role.
• Employee discounts on services, merchandise, and property.

What This Job Offers

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