Cemetery Groundsman

Cemetery Groundsman

Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services

Job Description
The Cemetery Groundsman maintains cemetery grounds and prepares graves, grave areas including and not limited to grave excavation; burial functions (opening/closing for interments, entombments, inurnments, disinterment); lawn sodding, seeding, fertilizing; monument and marker setting; manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation; cemetery cleanup.
Position Components
Requisites  Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman  Operate hand-held tools and equipment including but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump  Operate mechanical equipment including and not limited to a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailer, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe  Use accurately measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard stick, etc.)  Communicate effectively with fellow workers, contractor personnel and client families  Lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.  Minimum six months’ experience operating standard cemetery equipment  Certification / license: Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment /vehicles  High School degree or equivalent

Job Duties  Perform opening & closing for burials, entombments and inurnments  Set, installs and assemble foundations, memorials, and markers  Install outer burial containers  Handle and complete Client Family work orders that pertain to individual grave and marker maintenance  Respond to and complete service request work orders  Perform interment verification procedures  Prepares the 25-foot burial radius area to ensure clean and well-ordered  Fill grave, tamps, grounds vegetation  Maintain a clean and orderly work area
 Pressure washes vehicles and equipment as requested  Perform other ground duties as assigned by Management

Rules & Regulations  Follow all Company safety rules  Bring safety concerns to the direct supervisor  Maintain and protect Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance including machines, equipment and facilities