Grounds Specialist

Service Corporation International•Hollywood, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Grounds Specialist manages the grounds at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). This role involves performing all grounds keeping and maintenance tasks to ensure the overall appearance of the property is maintained. Responsibilities include operating various lawn and grounds equipment, removing debris, participating in interments, entombments, and inurnments, and potentially performing minor repairs to the cemetery and/or building systems. The specialist must adhere to safety rules and comply with corporate, federal, state, and local regulations, including OSHA. They may also assist with moving and installing burial vaults and perform some duties associated with cremations, such as maintaining inventory and complying with regulations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum 6 months relevant experience
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard-stick, etc.)
Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
Physically agile and dexterous
Ability to operate equipment in a safe and careful manner
Ability to effectively work with others to accomplish tasks
Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families
Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications

Responsibilities

Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure proper standards are maintained
Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment
Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers
Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments
May perform disinterment
May determine the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures
May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems
May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations
Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines
May assist in moving and installing burial vaults