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Grounds Specialist
- SCI Shared Resources, LLC (Lancaster, CA)
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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
Job Profile ID: F00230
Time Type: Full time
Location Name: Joshua Memorial Park & Mortuary
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