Baltimore, MD, 21227, USA
13 hours ago
Grounds Specialist (Full Time)
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work! Manages the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all grounds keeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location. **JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** + Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure proper standards are maintained + Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment + Removes debris and trash from grounds. May include turning down vases and removing wilted flowers + Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments + May perform disinterment + May determine the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures + May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems + May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations + 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 + May assist in moving and installing burial vaults **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** **Education** + High school diploma or equivalent **Experience** + Minimum 6 months 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 work in extreme weather conditions + Physically agile and dexterous + Ability to operate equipment in a safe and careful manner + Ability to effectively work with others to accomplish tasks + Ability to communicate effectively with associates, contractor personnel and client families + Basic computer skills to enable retrieving and responding to email communications **Work CONDITIONS** **Work Environment** + Work outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions + Comply with Field dress code policy **Work Postures** + Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day + Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently **Physical Demands** + Lifting, pushing, pulling up to 50 pounds **Work Hours** + Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises + Schedule may fluctuate, if a need arises, to an earlier or a later shift **Compensation:** + Salary: $18.00/hr. **Benefits:** Medical * Dental * Vision * Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care) * Health Savings Account with Company Contribution * Sick Leave * Short-Term Disability * Long-Term Disability * Life Insurance * Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance * Dependent Life Insurance * SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match * Employee Assistance Program Postal Code: 21227 Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance Job Location: US-MD - Baltimore Job Profile ID: F00230 Time Type: Full time Location Name: Arbutus Memorial Park
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