Working In A Cemetery Jobs in Texas (NOW HIRING)

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Financial Management

• Develop annual business plan
• Work with local and Market Leadership to develop annual business plan and budget as well as financial, production and revenue goals
• Accountable for monitoring and achieving annual financial goals
• Understand industry finances, how daily activities impact financial outcomes, and making appropriate sustainable business decisions
• Approve expenditures and invoices including overtime 

Operations                                                   

• Manage the day-to-day activities ensuring on-time services; exceeding client family expectations
• Remove barriers, encourage ideas, and identify improvements
• Resolves moderately complex problems; provides resolution guidance to supervisors and empowering accountability
• Assure the location’s operating practices comply with applicable federal & state regulations and Company policies
• Responsible for establishing location goals and priorities
• Develop, communicate, and monitor goals, priorities, processes and procedures
• Manage frontline supervisor’s responsibilities, expectations, and accountabilities
• Effectively present and communicate Company and Market strategies, values, and goals to location staff
• Collaborate with Location Management for resource sharing, ideas, and business or operational enhancements
• Work with Market Leadership and Corporate Departments on product, process, and technology needs and improvements 
• Maintain building, facilities, and grounds in a clean, manicured, and working order budgeting appropriately for repairs including equipment and furniture
• Ensure all safety, quality control, and compliance standards are adhered   

People Development           

• Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team
• Understand team members career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and/or close gaps
• Constructively address issues and provide tangible and appropriate feedback
• Develop frontline supervisors’ proactive and collaborative management style in order to increase employee engagement and minimize turnover
• Monitor training and licensing requirements ensuring staff is re-trained/licensed prior to expiration
• Responsible for screening candidates (internal and external) and hiring or promoting a skilled and effective staff
• Establishes pay, recommends pay increases, special pays, and career advancements
• Discipline staff as necessary; writes development plans to close behavior or skill gaps
• Collaborates with Human Resources throughout discipline, development, and termination processes
• Recommends and discusses terminations with Market Leadership 

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• At least twelve (12) hours college courses in Finance & Accounting strongly preferred
• At least twelve (12) hours college courses in Marketing or Business strongly preferred

Certification/License

• Requires applicable state Funeral Director Licensure
• Technical schooling diploma Funeral Services/Mortuary Science preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science where required by state law

Experience

• At least nine (9) years industry experience in applicable discipline with progressively increased responsibilities
• At least four (4) years’ experience managing people and effectively managing budgets and expense control required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of industry competitive pricing, demographic patterns, and market competition strongly desired
• Knowledgeable in Financial and Business acumen
• Professional interpersonal skills as well as cultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with a variety of cultures and language barriers
• Proficient in MS Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Work CONDITIONS

• Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
• Care center personnel may have exposure to various chemicals and fluids
• Cemetery personnel may have exposure to chemicals and equipment
• Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required
• Professional Dress is required when in contact with families
• Personal safety equipment/appropriate attire required for cemetery or crematory environment

• Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
• Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day
• Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

• Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. to assist with moving bodies

• Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
• Travel up to 25%

We are proud to be North America's leading provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services.

Our nearly 25,000 associates are driven by our guiding purpose to compassionately support families during their most difficult times, celebrate the significance of life and preserve memories that transcend generations.

We’ve created a culture of Service Excellence to our families and to each other. It’s the reason more than 600,000 families turn to us each year to care for their loved ones.