Maintenance Worker

Service Corporation International•Dallas, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Worker maintains the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleum, and/or funeral home locations. Duties may include groundskeeping, locating and digging graves, installing crypt faces, conducting interments, entombments, and inurnments, and completing simple repairs and maintenance tasks. The role also maintains and services equipment, vehicles, markers, cemetery features, and facilities while following applicable safety rules and regulations.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent, or relevant work experience.
At least 6 months of relevant experience.
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, and leaf blower.
Ability to accurately use measuring devices such as a tape measure or yardstick.
Ability to walk and stand for long periods.
Ability to lift up to 150 pounds with equipment assistance.
Ability to push and pull up to 300 pounds.
Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel, and client families.
Ability to work in extreme weather conditions.
Ability to adapt to changing work schedules and multitask.
Basic computer skills for retrieving and responding to email communications.

Responsibilities

Cuts grass; maintains lawns; trims around trees, walkways, and memorial markers; lays sod; and moves flowers to and from chapels and gravesides.
Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways, including snow removal where applicable.
Erects tents and canopies and arranges chairs for graveside ceremonies.
Assists with setup for openings and closings for interments, entombments, and inurnments.
Arranges chapels for services.
Prepares crypts for entombments.
May operate a backhoe under supervision to dig graves without damaging surrounding vaults, markers, or monuments.
Installs grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, and related items.
Maintains and repairs existing markers and other cemetery features.
Maintains, services, cleans, and properly stores equipment.
Performs general vehicle maintenance.
Cleans and maintains facilities, including minor repairs and painting.
Observes safety rules and ensures compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local operating procedures and regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.