About this opportunity
Service Corporation International lists this Grounds Specialist opportunity in glendora, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About the role
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. 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. Looking for a great career opportunity with room to grow? We are looking for a Groundskeeper to join our team!
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Mows grass
plows snow
waters lawns
fertilizes and trims shrubs
tends flower beds
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
Pay Rate $15.65/hr.- $20.00/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
As part of your pre-employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified, given that this role requires the following material job duties: Working around and/or handling deceased and working around families and colleagues. Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in the withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
Postal Code: 91740 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US-CA - Glendora
Who we are. What we do.
We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve. The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we're dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none.
"SCI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.
Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.
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Worksite address
glendora, CA, 91741, US
Who can apply
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