Groundskeeper - Union

About this role

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Manages the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location.

JOB 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

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education • High school diploma or equivalent

Experience • Minimum 6 months relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • 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

Compensation: Salary: $25.00/hr.   Benefits:  Medical*Dental*Vision*Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care) *Health Savings Account with Company Contribution*Sick Leave*Short-Term Disability*Long-Term Disability*Life Insurance*Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance*Dependent Life Insurance*SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match*Employee Assistance Program

Postal Code: 94014

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-CA - Colma

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