Grounds Worker

Title: Grounds Worker Duration: 17 Months (possible chances of extension) Location: Seagoville, TX 75159 Pay Rate $15-16 per hour on W2 Shift The hours are not set due to scheduling of cemetery interments, and weather considerations. We typically run based on a 40 - hour work week and that may include weekend work. 8am - 4:30pm. Saturdays may be required and must be open to OT. No driving or operating heavy equipment, so no DS required but background must be completed prior to start. Job Description: The position provides overall grounds and maintenance service conducive to provide burial, landscaping, and burial marker installation services Job Responsibilities may include: Assist in performing openings & closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments Operating a mower, weed eater and blower Digging graves, placing headstones, hauling dirt, set up and tear down of gravesites. Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers Installs outer burial containers Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders Conducts 25-foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions Maintains a clean and orderly work area Completes Dignity training as assigned Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise Performs all other duties as assigned by management   Requirements: Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles Experience: Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper, and backhoe Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e., tape measure, yard stick, etc.) Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families Ability to lift heavy objects up to 50 lbs.   Work Conditions: Work indoors or outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions Work Hours: 40 hours a week Working beyond "standard" hours as the need arises

Created: 2025-06-08