Cemetery Cemetery Jobs in Wisconsin (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $24.55 - $28.05 Hourly
Location : 2655 South 35th Street, Manitowoc (DPW), WI
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 2026.00027
Department: Dept of Public Works
Opening Date: 04/09/2026
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Summary of Job
This is a skilled labor and equipment operator position performing work required to maintain and operate the streets and sanitation, forestry, and cemetery subdivisions of the Department of Public Works. Employees working in this position will be assigned to one of the subdivisions, but will be required to perform tasks in the other two seasonally. Employees must be available for emergency work 24/7. The employee must possess the ability to get along well with the public, with employees and management Work is performed under the supervision of Subdivision Team Leaders and the Operations Division Manager, who inspect work in progress and upon completion for conformance with specifications.
Responsibilities

• Must be a self-starter and be able to work with minimal supervision under the general direction of the Subdivision Team Leader andOperations Division Manager
• Perform maintenance and custodial work in the care of department facilities
• Must be available for emergency work
• Must be available for salting and/or snow plowing operations
• Keep equipment clean and maintained
• Capable of physical labor with thorough appreciation of the occupational hazards and an understanding of the appropriate safety measures required for the work.
• May be asked to assume Team Leader duties in Team Leader's absence
• May be asked to assume on--call duties in the weekly rotation.

Streets and Sanitation

• Hot and cold asphalt preparation and placement
• Catch basin reconstruction and maintenance
• Ability to perform CRAFCO asphalt crack sealing
• Perform spring cleanup and fall leaf pickup
• Install and repair guard rails
• Skilled excavating, backhoe, front end loader (with loader attachments) and road grader operations

Cemetery

• Excavation and backfilling graves
• Assist in maintaining all roads in cemetery
• Prepare graves for spring sodding
• Install new water lines and repairs existing water lines in cemetery areas
• Follow-up on acts of vandalism including notifying the Team Leader or Operations Division Manager and performing necessary repairs
• Assist the public with questions or concerns, transactions, and address grieving families
• Subject to standby and scheduled responsibility on weekends and holidays, as assigned by the Cemetery Team Leader or Operations Division Manager

Qualifications
Education:High school diploma or equivalent; apprenticeship or technical training relative to the positions. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be acceptable only if the City determines that the applicant's previous background provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job.
Experience:Experience in construction, cemetery, or parks industry; roads and sewers, and working with blacktop, concrete and pipe-laying. Experience in operating equipment involved in road construction or cemeteries, operating large pieces of equipment and general outdoor maintenance. Grounds keeping, landscaping, construction, water main construction, small equipment, and prior training in confined space entry procedures preferred.
Certifications/Licenses:Must possess a valid Wisconsin Driver's License. Must possess or obtain a valid commercial driver's license class B & C license with air brakes and tanker endorsement issued by the State of Wisconsin within six (6) months of employment.
Cemetery Staff must possess a valid UTV/ATV certification as required to operate an ATV/UTV in the state of Wisconsin.
Other Requirements:Employee also must submit to a pre-employment drug test and participate in federally-mandated DOT random drug testing program.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, government regulations and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine paperwork.
• Ability to effectively present information to other employees and supervisors.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to calculate figures, area, circumference, and volume. Ability
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to apply situational reasoning ability by exercising good judgment in the implementation of work orders.
• Ability to get along well with the public, with employees and management.
• Good knowledge of procedures, equipment and skill needed to operate various pieces of equipment including but not limited to trucks with air brakes (with and without plowing and salting attachments), heavy equipment, compressors, backhoes, road graders, front end loaders, wood chippers, stump grinders, lift trucks, tractors, concrete saws, hand saws, chainsaws, mowers, leaf loaders, skid-steer, tractors, landscaping equipment and snow removal equipment
• Knowledge of all types of pavement maintenance to include concrete forming, placement and finishing. Knowledge of grass cutting, leaf collection and removal, snow removal, the cultivation and watering of the cemetery grounds and all other tasks required to successfully support the Cemetery
• Knowledge of sewer systems and/or sanitary lift stations
• Confined space entry experience or knowledge
The City anticipates filling these positions pending Committee approval and funding.
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Non-represented positions are governed by the Employee Policy Manual. Employees in Non-represented positions are at will employees.
POSITION: This is a Non-represented hourly position.
EXTENDED LEAVE: Full time employees will be granted 10 days of extended leave per calendar year. Extended leave is pro-rated the first year of employment. If an employee is absent for four or more consecutive days, extended leave may be used for the fourth day and any subsequent consecutive days. Extended leave may be used for absences which qualify as FMLA.
SICK LEAVE: Non-represented, full-time employees, who are active as of January 1 annually, will be provided with 24 hours of sick leave which may be used each calendar year to address their own personal health care needs or the health care needs of a spouse or an immediate family member who resides primarily with and is primarily dependent on the employee for care and support. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week, will receive 12 hours of sick leave.
PERSONAL/BIRTHDAY: Full-time employees are provided 8 hours paid time off for their birthday. The day off must be used during the calendar year.
HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, work day before Christmas, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.
PTO: 80 hours of PTO will be available to use after 30 days of employment
Accrual schedule (full-time):
After 1 year of service 120 hrs (4.62 hours per pay period)
After 4 years of service 136 hrs (5.23 hours per pay period)
After 7 years of service 160 hrs (6.15 hours per pay period)
After 10 years of service 168 hrs (6.46 hours per pay period)
After 11 years of service 176 hrs (6.77 hours per pay period)
After 12 years of service 184 hrs (7.08 hours per pay period)
After 13 years of service 192 hrs (7.38 hours per pay period)
After 14 years of service 200 hrs (7.69 hours per pay period)
After 19 years of service 240 hrs (9.23 hours per pay period)
After 21 years of service 248 hrs (9.54 hours per pay period)
Personal time off will accrue and become available on a pro-rata basis each payroll cycle.
HEALTH INSURANCE: Medical (with a HSA), Prescription, Dental, & Vision plans. Manty Health and Wellness Clinic. Insurance begins the first day of the next month following 30 days of employment.
LIFE INSURANCE: Offered through the Wisconsin Retirement System. Employee pays first month's premium, employer pays remaining 11 months. Coverage is equal to employee's annual salary to next $1,000. Additional coverage available at employee's expense.
WISCONSIN RETIREMENT SYSTEM: Begins immediately upon employment. Employer pays employer's share of employee's salary. The employee contributes the employee's share of the employee's salary.
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT: Allows employee to set aside pre-tax deductions for medical expenses.
FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN: Allows employee to set aside pre-tax deductions for dependent child care.
PHYSICAL EXAM and DRUG TEST and BACKGROUND CHECK: Required of all newly hired employees, paid for by the City.
MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS: Tuition reimbursement, short-term and long-term disability, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, Employee Assistance Program, deferred compensation plans for additional retirement savings, and Edvest-College savings plan.
The benefits listed are the current benefits and are subject to change by the Common Council.
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