Grounds Specialist

SCI Shared Resources, LLC • Rochester, PA • 23h ago

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Entry-level role maintaining the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all groundskeeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location. Incumbent gains an understanding of how a cemetery operates.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to ensure 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

Assists in determining the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures

May perform minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment

May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under supervision

May assist 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

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the essential functions or duties related to this job

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required

Certification/License

Experience

Minimum (6) months relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment

Funeral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, 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

Work CONDITIONS

Work Environment

Work outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions

Comply with Field dress code policy

Work Postures

Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day

Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

Lifting, pushing, pulling up to 50 pounds

Work Hours

Working beyond "standard" hours as the need arises

Schedule may fluctuate, if a need arises, to an earlier or a later shift

Postal Code: 15074

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-PA - Rochester

Job Profile ID: F00230

Time Type: Full time

Location Name: Sylvania Hills Memorial Park

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