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Grounds Specialist-March 2024
Evansville
Mar 28, 2026
About Grounds Specialist

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  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 equivalentExperience

  Minimum 6 months relevant experienceKnowledge, 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

  Postal Code: 47720

  Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

  Job Location: US-IN - Evansville

  Job Profile ID: F00230

  Time Type: Full time

  Location Name: Alexander Memorial Park

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