Groundskeeper Cemetery - Baltimore, United States - New Cathedral Cemetery

Description

The Groundskeeper, Cemetery oversees the upkeep of our cemetery.

This position prepares graves for burial services, cares for our facility/equipment, and works with outside vendors as part of a team to achieve our customer service and maintenance goals.

This position is year-round and full-time with better-than-average benefits.


Essential Functions:

• Operates a backhoe in a safe manner to facilitate burial services.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment as needed.
• Removes debris and trash from grounds.
• Participates as a team member to set up tent, chairs and burial service equipment as needed.
• Will read cemetery maps to determine the location of burial sites in the cemetery.
• Handles daytoday maintenance repairs to the cemetery and or building systems.
• 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.
• Will assist in moving and installing burial vaults, cemetery monuments, and concrete monument foundations.

Backhoe Operation: 1 year preferred; Groundskeeping: 1 year preferred.

• Driver's License Required
• This is a fulltime position, M-F, with some scheduled Saturday work.

Position Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of cemetery grounds work experience.
• Ability to operate a backhoe for excavation of graves.
• Ability to use handheld tools and equipment, including, but not limited to, a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower.
• Ability to mechanically maintain a backhoe, lawnmower, and vehicles a plus.
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e., tape measure, yardstick, etc.)

Skills:
Preferred

• Backhoe Operation
• Basic Repairs
• Digging
• Environmental Guidelines
• OSHA Regulations
• Prepare Graves for Burial
• Safety Guidelines
• Weekend Work