Service Corporation International

Grounds Specialist

6 days ago

Pay$18.00 / hour
LocationLancaster/California
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: Req.146174

      Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

      Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work!

      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: $18.00/Hr - $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

      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 client families and colleagues

      Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.

      Postal Code: 93535

      Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

      Job Location: US-CA - Lancaster
  • About the company

      Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services.