Service Corporation International

Provides funeral services, cemeteries, & cremation

Maintenance Worker

Landscaping & Grounds MaintenancePosted on Nov 10

Full-timeYork, PA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school degree or equivalent is required.
At least six months of experience operating standard equipment is required.
An acceptable driving record and applicable licenses to operate equipment or vehicles are required.
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chainsaw, and pump.
Ability to operate mechanical equipment, including a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailer, dump trailer, jackhammer, tamper, and backhoe.
Ability to accurately use measuring devices such as a tape measure or yardstick.
Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel, and client families.
Ability to lift objects weighing up to 30 pounds.
Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions.
Understanding of safety and security issues and their implications.
Mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

Participate in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterments, and install memorials and markers.
Perform openings and closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments.
Set, install, and assemble foundations, memorials, and markers.
Install outer burial containers.
Handle and complete work orders from client families concerning individual grave and marker maintenance.
Respond to and complete service and work-order requests.
Conduct interment verification procedures.
Prepare a 25-foot radius around burial sites and ensure the area is clean and neat.
Fill graves, tamp soil, and seed or lay sod.
Follow company safety rules and universal precautions.
Maintain and protect company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and facilities.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
Complete assigned Dignity University courses and other training.
Follow all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise.
Perform other duties assigned by management.

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers. Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs openings & closings for burials, entombments and inurnments
Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers
Installs outer burial containers
Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance
Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders
Conducts Interment Verification Procedures
Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat
Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods
Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions
Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities
Maintains a clean and orderly work area
Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned
Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise
Performs all other duties as assigned by management

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Experience

Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment

Licenses

Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles

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, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yardstick, etc.)
Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions
Understands safety and security issues and implications
Mechanical aptitude

Postal Code: 17402Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery MaintenanceJob Location: US-PA - York

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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