Cemetery Grounds Person

Fair Oaks CA

Description

Mount Vernon Memorial Park is looking for a cemetery grounds person. Duties will include but not limited to, mowing grass, watering lawns, fertilize and trims shrubs, tend flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to insure proper standards are maintained. Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, 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 assist with disinterments. Will determine the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures. Will assist with moving and installing burial vaults. May perform minor repairs to the cemetery and or building systems. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS High school diploma or equivalent. Must be able to pass a drug test and have a valid driver's license. 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 and entering time.