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City of Durham, NC

Maintenance Assistant

Durham, NC · On-site

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... earth to required grade; construction landscaping * Assisting with traffic control device ... Paid funeral leave * Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling * Paid life ...

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Cemetery Grounds Crew

Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services of the Diocese of Sacramento, Inc.

Sacramento, CA • On-site

$22.32 - $24.80/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 18 days ago

Job description


Position: Cemetery Grounds Crew
Location: St. Mary Cemetery and Funeral Center
Position Status: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm and Weekends as needed
Category: Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $22.32 - $24.80 per hour
Supervisor: Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman
Job Description
The Cemetery Grounds Crew maintains cemetery grounds and prepares graves, grave areas including and not limited to grave excavation; burial functions (opening/closing for interments, entombments, inurnments, disinterment); lawn sodding, seeding, fertilizing; monument and marker setting; manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation; cemetery cleanup.
Position Components
Requisites
  • Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman
  • Operate hand-held tools and equipment including but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
  • Operate mechanical equipment including and not limited to a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailer, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper, and backhoe
  • Use accurately measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard stick, etc.)
  • Communicate effectively with fellow workers, contractor personnel and client families
  • Lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
  • Minimum six months' experience operating standard cemetery equipment
  • Certification / license: Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment /vehicles
  • High School degree or equivalent

Job Duties
  • Perform opening & closing for burials, entombments, and inurnments
  • Set, installs, and assemble foundations, memorials, and markers
  • Install outer burial containers
  • Handle and complete Client Family work orders that pertain to individual grave and marker maintenance
  • Respond to and complete service request work orders
  • Perform interment verification procedures
  • Prepares the 25-foot burial radius area to ensure clean and well-ordered
  • Fill grave, tamps, grounds vegetation
  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area
  • Pressure washes vehicles and equipment as requested
  • Perform other ground duties as assigned by Management

Rules & Regulations
  • Follow all Company safety rules
  • Bring safety concerns to the direct supervisor
  • Maintain and protect Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance including machines, equipment, and facilities

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