Groundskeeper Cemetery (NE)

Essential Functions

• Operate a backhoe safely and efficiently to facilitate burial services.


• Operate lawn and grounds equipment, including push and riding mowers, snow blowers, weed trimmers, leaf blowers, and other related power equipment as needed.


• Remove debris and trash from cemetery grounds.


• Participate as a team member in setting up tents, chairs, and burial service equipment at two locations.


• Read cemetery maps to determine the location of burial sites.


• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to cemetery facilities and building systems.


• Follow all safety policies and procedures and ensure compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local regulations, including OSHA and environmental guidelines.


• Assist with the installation and relocation of burial vaults, cemetery monuments, and concrete monument foundations.


• Work a full-time schedule, Monday through Friday, with some scheduled Saturday hours as needed.

Position Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.


• Minimum of two years of cemetery groundskeeping experience preferred.


• Experience operating a backhoe for grave excavation required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to use hand tools and equipment, including but not limited to shovels, picks, rakes, sledgehammers, lawn mowers, weed trimmers, and leaf blowers.


• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to perform basic maintenance on backhoes, lawn mowers, and vehicles is a plus.


• Ability to accurately use measuring devices, such as tape measures and yardsticks.


• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.


• Physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position.


• Ability to operate equipment safely and responsibly.


• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.


• Strong communication skills.


• Valid driver's license required.


• Ability to work occasional Saturdays, typically for approximately four hours when needed.

Pay Range:  $17.00 - $19.00, Hourly

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package with this position, including health, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; automatic enrollment in the 403(b) plan and employer contribution (whether or not the employee contributes); and generous paid holiday, sick and vacation leave. Please click on the link below for more detailed information:

https://www.archbalt.org/human-resources/employee-benefits/employee-benefits/