Grounds Team Member

Do you like working as a part of a team? Do you enjoy working outdoors? Is helping people and making a difference important to you? Then you might be the right person to join the team at Skyline Memorial Gardens.

Responsibilities include managing the grounds at a cemetery and funeral home location. Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

*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
*Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers
*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 weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment
*May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems
*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
Minimum 6 months relevant experience

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

Full Time position. Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30 PM. Some weekend and overtime required for this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Schedule:

8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Overtime
Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:

Portland, OR 97229: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:

Landscape maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:

Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: One location