Overview
Grounds Specialist Jobs in Burnaby, Canada at Service Corporation International
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. This is a temporary full-time role. 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.
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.
- Determines the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures.
- Performs minor repairs to the cemetery and/or building systems.
- Performs duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations.
- Follows safety rules and ensures compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines.
- Assists 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.
Pay: $26.97
Job location:
CA-BC – Burnaby (Postal Code: V5J 1A4)
Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.
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Title: Grounds Specialist
Company: Service Corporation International
Location: Burnaby, Canada
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