Service Corporation International

Provides funeral services, cemeteries, & cremation

Grounds Specialist

Landscaping & Grounds MaintenanceUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeTucson, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
A driver's license and clean driving record are required.
At least six months of relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse work, or physical labor demonstrating steady employment is required.
The candidate must be able to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, and leaf blower.
The candidate must be able to use measuring devices accurately, such as a tape measure or yardstick.
The candidate must be able to work in extreme weather conditions.
The candidate must be physically agile and dexterous.
The candidate must be able to operate equipment safely and carefully.
The candidate must be able to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel, and client families.
Basic computer skills are required to retrieve and respond to email communications.
The candidate must be able to work outdoors in all seasons and weather conditions, stand for frequent continuous periods of up to six hours per day, frequently climb stairs, and lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
The candidate must comply with the field dress code policy and follow safety rules and applicable operating procedures and regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.
The candidate must be able to work beyond standard hours as needed and accommodate a schedule that may shift earlier or later as operational needs arise.

Responsibilities

Mow grass, plow snow, water lawns, fertilize and trim shrubs, tend flower beds, and regularly inspect assigned work areas to ensure proper standards are maintained.
Operate groundskeeping equipment, including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, and leaf blowers.
Remove debris and trash from grounds, which may include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers.
Participate on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments, and inurnments.
Assist in determining the location and layout of individual graves while complying with verification procedures.
Perform minor repairs to cemetery, building systems, or equipment as needed.
Under supervision, perform some cremation-related duties, such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations.
Assist in moving and installing burial vaults.

Desired Qualifications

Funeral industry experience is preferred.

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Entry-level role maintaining the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all groundskeeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location. Incumbent gains an understanding of how a cemetery operates.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to ensure proper standards are maintained
Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment
Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers
Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments
Assists in determining the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures
May perform minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment
May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under supervision
May assist in moving and installing burial vaults
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
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the essential functions or duties related to this job

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required

Certification/License

Driver's license and clean driving record required

Experience

Minimum (6) months relevant experience in landscaping, general construction, warehouse, physical labor demonstrating steady employment
Funeral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, 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

Work CONDITIONS

Work Environment

Work outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
Comply with Field dress code policy

Work Postures

Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

Lifting, pushing, pulling up to 50 pounds

Work Hours

Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
Schedule may fluctuate, if a need arises, to an earlier or a later shift

Postal Code: 85706Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery MaintenanceJob Location: US-AZ - Tucson

About the Company

Service Corporation International

Provides funeral services, cemeteries, & cremation

SCI is the leading provider of death care products and services in North America, operating funeral homes and cemeteries under the Dignity Memorial brand. It offers end-of-life services such as funeral planning, cremation, and cemetery property and services, delivering a consistent experience under Dignity Memorial. Its large, geographically diverse footprint with a mix of standalone and combined funeral-home/cemetery locations gives broad access and a standardized service offering. Its goal is to serve families with comprehensive, value-based death care and maintain market leadership in North America.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 1962

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