Grounds Specialist
Core
Maintains grounds, lawns, and facilities at cemetery or funeral home locations, ensuring proper appearance and operational support for interments and entombments.
Role type
Entry-level grounds specialist (cemetery/funeral home)
Builds
Cemetery grounds, mausoleums, and funeral home properties
Domain
Cemetery and funeral home operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operating lawn and grounds equipment, landscaping maintenance, snow removal, debris removal, minor repairs, measuring and layout verification, working in extreme weather, physical agility, lifting up to 50 pounds
Preferred skills
Funeral industry experience
Technologies
Push mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers, shovels, rakes, sledgehammers
Responsibilities
Mow grass, plow snow, water lawns, fertilize, trim shrubs, tend flower beds, remove debris and wilted flowers, assist in grave location and layout verification, participate in opening and closing procedures for interments, assist with moving and installing burial vaults, comply with safety and environmental regulations
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC