Cemetery Superintendent
Maintance @Cloverdale Funeral Home & Memorial Park posted 1 month ago in Field Businesses Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 1097
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Experience Experienced
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Qualifications No degree Required
Job Description
Grounds Superintendent – Cemetery
The Cemetery Superintendent is accountable for the overall management of the business’s maintenance crew and all of the tasks on the property and grounds to ensure the operations of the business run in accordance with policy and procedure and that the expectations of our client families and their guests are exceeded.
· Responsible for overall management of maintenance for grounds, property, and facilities.
· Selects employees and manages employee performance, including annual reviews, disciplinary action, and termination, when necessary.
· Ensures all grounds crews are properly trained on company procedures, safety, and equipment.
· Ensure daily interment schedule, work orders, and markers/monuments are executed and/or installed in a timely manner and within company guidelines and state regulations.
· Verifies interment order accuracy.
· Maintains inventory of equipment, supplies, and merchandise.
· Manages outside vendors, such as landscapers and contractors, to ensure compliance with relevant agreements.
· Answers questions and assists with serving the needs of the client families, their guests, and other visitors on the cemetery grounds.
· Manages special requests from client families such as addition of trees, benches, fences, etc.
· Handles complaints from client families regarding maintenance and servicing of monuments and grounds in accordance with company guidelines.
· Completes preparation and closure of interment site in a timely manner and in agreement with client family expectations and policies and procedures of the individual business.
· Ensures that equipment is functioning and properly maintained.
· Mows, trims, edges, mulches, waters, prunes, and completes other activities related to ensuring a professional presentation of the cemetery grounds to client families and visitors.
· Performs minor maintenance, lubrication, and cleaning of power equipment. Refers more serious problems to a mechanic.
· May be required to assist in loading and unloading of supplies, equipment, and/or merchandise.
· Identifies and remedies all hazards at location and on grounds.
· Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
· High School Diploma or equivalent.
· 3 to 5 years of experience working on a grounds crew, either at a cemetery, a golf course, or a commercial landscape business.
· Heavy Equipment experience
· 3 years of experience using and maintaining equipment, including vehicles, mowers, trimmers, blowers, backhoes, etc.
· 2 years of direct supervisory experience.
· Valid Crematory Operators License highly preferred.
· Valid state -issued driver’s license in good standing and acceptable driving record.
· Demonstrated ability to manage projects related to grounds, such as sprinkler installations, etc.
· Ability to show respect and sensitivity toward client families while working in a physically demanding environment.
· Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
· Ability to train and energize staff.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $46,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
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