Grounds Specialist
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Job Location:
New Castle, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Grounds Specialist
Location: New Castle DE 19720
Duration: 2 months
Working Schedule: 1st Shift (Monday Friday) (7:45am 4:45pm)
***Weekend OT as needed. ***
Job Summary:
- Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments entombments and inurnments
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Relevant experience preferred
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
Job Title: Grounds Specialist
Location: New Castle DE 19720
Duration: 2 months
Working Schedule: 1st Shift (Monday Friday) (7:45am 4:45pm)
***Weekend OT as needed. ***
Job Summary:
- Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments entombments and inurnments
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Relevant experience preferred
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
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Groundskeeping
- Lawn Care
- Management Experience
- Facilities Management
- Landscape Maintenance
- Horticulture
- Irrigation
- Maintenance
- Operations Management
- Gardening
- Supervising Experience
