Maintainer (Driver/Equipment Operator) (37.5 Hour)
About The Position
Serve Those Who Have Served - Join the Team at the State Veterans Cemetery. The State of Connecticut, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is seeking a Maintainer (Driver/Equipment Operator) to help care for and preserve the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown. This is meaningful, hands-on work supporting the mission of honoring Connecticut's veterans with dignity and respect. The State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown is the largest state-operated veterans cemetery in Connecticut. It is under the administrative control of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and its Commissioner. Burial in the State Veterans Cemetery is reserved for eligible veterans and their spouses. The cemetery averages 17 to 23 burials a week and can conduct as many as 28 per week.
Requirements
- Any experience and training which provide the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.
- Skills interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; Ability to follow oral and written instructions; operate equipment and vehicles used in daily work; learn policies and procedures; operate, care for and perform minor maintenance on tools and equipment used in daily work; record keep.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a cemetery setting
- Experience in groundskeeping.
- Experience in snowplow operation and snowblower operation.
- Experience in the operation and maintenance of skid steer loaders and zero turn lawn mowers.
- Experience operating excavators and utilizing attachments associated with the excavators.
- Experience in setting federal grave markers.
Responsibilities
- Meeting and greeting visitors and funeral directors, setting up and breaking down for special events, and assisting with traffic control.
- Assisting with funerals through operations such as: digging cremation graves, opening, interring and closing of columbarium niches, closing of graves, removal and resetting of federal markers, and installation and removal of ground protection devices.
- Maintaining the grounds through: mowing, string trimming, fertilizing and weed control, growing plants, maintaining the various trees, snow removal, maintenance of buildings and cleaning restrooms.
- Operating various equipment and vehicles, including: dump trucks of less than 5-tons, complex mowers, tractors and skid steers.
Benefits
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
