Title - Maintenance Worker
Duration 6 Months
Shift Mon to Fri (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
Location Tucker GA 30084
Job Summary
- Maintains the overall appearance of cemetery mausoleum and/or funeral home locations which may include: maintenance and grounds keeping locating grave sites digging graves installing crypt faces conducting interments entombments and inurnments and simple repairs and maintenance tasks.
Job Responsibilities
- Cuts grass maintains lawn trims around trees walkways and memorial markers lays sod moves and removes flowers to and from chapel and graveside
- Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways which may require snow removal depending on location
- Erects tents canopies and arranges chairs for graveside ceremony
- Assists with setup for openings and closings for interments entombments and inurnments
- Arranges chapel for services
- Prepares crypts for entombments
- Under supervision may operate backhoe to dig graves without damage to surrounding vaults markers or monuments
- Installs grave markers bronze memorials crypt faces etc.
- Maintains and repairs existing markers and other cemetery features
- Maintains services cleans and properly stores equipment
- General maintenance of vehicles
- Cleans and maintains facility to include performing minor repairs painting etc.
- Observe safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate federal state and local regulations including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience
Experience
- Minimum 6 months of relevant experience
- 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 yardstick etc.)
- Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time
- Ability to lift-up to 150 with equipment assistance
- Ability to push and pull up to 300 lbs.
- Ability to communicate effectively with associates contractor personnel and client families
- Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
- Ability to adapt to changing work schedules and multi-tasking
- Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications