Interment Services Specialist II

SCI Shared Resources•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintains overall grounds care at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs basic tasks associated with setting up funeral services, helping to open/close burials, install memorials, and perform maintenance duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Minimum 1 year relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment required
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, tamper, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard-stick, etc.)
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

Nice To Haves

Funeral industry experience preferred
Expert Grounds Specialist must be able to demonstrate all proficiencies of a Grounds Specialist

Responsibilities

Determines if location of interments, entombments or inurnments are accurate, complying with verification procedures.
Considers location of markers and nearby coping.
Assesses whether temporary movement of the coping is needed and ensures materials are not damaged.
Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers including granite and bronze markers.
Able to perform backfill and tamping duties for interments and cremains safely using tools to create a tidy appearance at the site.
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.
Performs minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment.
Performs some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under minimal supervision.
Assists in moving and installing burial vaults.
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.