Location (mandatory): "Alcoa, TN 37701" A Cemetery Services Specialist at company supports cemetery operations by performing tasks that ensure respectful and efficient interment services and care for cemetery grounds
Job Responsibilities:
Carry out openings and closings for burials, entombments, inurnments, and disinterments Install and assemble foundations, memorials, markers, and outer burial containers Respond to and fulfill work orders from client families, including grave/marker maintenance Conduct Interment Verification Procedures and prepare a 25-foot radius around burial sites, including filling, tamping, seeding, or sodding to maintain cleanliness Adhere to company safety protocols and Universal Precautions Maintain company equipment and facilities via preventive maintenance, ensuring a clean, safe, and orderly work environment Complete mandatory training, such as through Dignity University, and uphold the Dignity Memorial Promise standards Perform additional duties as assigned by management
Skills:
Experience:
At least six months of experience operating standard equipment
Licenses:
Acceptable driving record and any necessary equipment/vehicle operating licenses Proficiency with hand-held tools (e.g., shovels, picks, rakes, sledgehammers, lawn mowers, weed trimmers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, pumps) Capability to use mechanical equipment (e.g., dump trucks, tractors, utility vehicles, marker trailers, dump trailers, jackhammers, tampers, backhoes) Accuracy with measuring devices like tape measures or yardsticks Effective communication skills for interacting with coworkers, contractors, and client families; ability to lift up to 30 lbs. Capacity to work in adverse weather conditions, awareness of safety and security implications, and general mechanical aptitude