Cemetery Maintenance Worker

The primary purpose of this position is to maintain cemetery grounds by following daily tasks set by the Cemetery Crew Supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Upkeeps the grounds by mowing, cutting shrubbery, trimming trees, sweeping roads, blowing and picking up leaves, and emptying and cleaning trash receptacles
• Opens gravesite by digging with proper equipment
• Closes gravesite by covering graves, planting new grass seed, and washing all equipment
• Performs basic maintenance on equipment as needed

Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required

Job Specifications and Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Landscaping

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, kneeling, pushing/pulling, climbing, vision, foot controls, balancing, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Heavy Work: Exerting 50 – 100 pounds occasionally, 25 -50 pounds frequently, or from 10 up to 20 pounds constantly.
• Incumbents may be subjected to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, physical hazards.

Required Skills

• Prioritizing work
• Solving problems
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction