Grounds Specialist

Posted:
10/13/2025, 1:22:10 AM

Location(s):
Illinois, United States ⋅ Fairview Heights, Illinois, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

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Entry-level role maintaining the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all groundskeeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location. Incumbent gains an understanding of how a cemetery operates.

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 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

  

Compensation: 

  • Salary: $19.00/hr. 

 

Benefits: 

 

Medical * Dental * Vision * Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care) * Health Savings Account with Company Contribution * Sick Leave * Short-Term Disability * Long-Term Disability * Life Insurance * Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance 

Dependent Life Insurance * SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match * Employee Assistance Program 

Postal Code: 62208

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-IL - Fairview Heights

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Website: https://sci-corp.com/

Headquarter Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1962

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Commercial ⋅ Family ⋅ Funerals ⋅ Service Industry