Maintenance Worker

SCI Shared Resources•Skokie, IL

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Worker maintains the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleum, and/or funeral home locations. Work 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 involves setting up facilities and graveside areas for services, maintaining equipment and vehicles, and keeping facilities clean and in good repair. The worker must follow safety rules and corporate, federal, state, and local operating procedures, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.

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 of time.
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 to retrieve and respond to email communications.

Responsibilities

Cut grass; maintain lawns; trim around trees, walkways, and memorial markers; lay sod; and move flowers to and from chapels and gravesides.
Clear debris and maintain drives and walkways, including snow removal depending on location.
Erect tents and canopies and arrange chairs for graveside ceremonies.
Assist with setup for openings and closings for interments, entombments, and inurnments.
Arrange chapels for services.
Prepare crypts for entombments.
Under supervision, operate a backhoe to dig graves while avoiding damage to surrounding vaults, markers, or monuments.
Install grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, and related features.
Maintain and repair existing markers and other cemetery features.
Maintain, service, clean, and properly store equipment.
Perform general vehicle maintenance.
Clean and maintain facilities, including minor repairs and painting.
Observe safety rules and ensure compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local regulations and procedures, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.