Maintenance Worker Position Available In New Hanover, North Carolina

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work! Maintains the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleum and/or funeral home locations, which may include: maintenance and grounds keeping, locating grave sites, digging graves, installing crypt faces, conducting interments, entombments and inurnments, and simple repairs and maintenance tasks.

• JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• + Cuts grass, maintains lawn, trims around trees, walkways and memorial markers, lays sod, moves and removes flowers to and from chapel and graveside + Clears debris and maintains drives and walkways which may require snow removal depending on location + Erects tents, canopies and arranges chairs for graveside ceremony + Assists with setup for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments + Arranges chapel for services + Prepares crypts for entombments + Under supervision, may operate backhoe to dig graves without damage to surrounding vaults, markers or monuments + Installs grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.

+ Maintains and repairs existing markers and other cemetery features + Maintains, services, cleans and properly stores equipment + General maintenance of vehicles + Cleans and maintains facility to include performing minor repairs, painting, etc. + Observe safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.

• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education
• + High school education or equivalent or relevant work experience
• Experience
• + Minimum 6 months of 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 walk and stand for long periods of time + Ability to lift up to 150 with equipment assistance + Ability to push and pull up to 300 lbs. + Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families + Ability to work in extreme weather conditions + Ability to adapt to changing work schedules and multi-tasking + Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications

Postal Code:

28409 Category (Portal Searching):

Cemetery Maintenance Job Location:

US-NC –

Wilmington Job Profile ID:

F00232

Time Type:

Full time

Location Name:

Oleander Memorial Gardens