Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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Job Information

SCI Shared Resources, LLC Grounds Specialist in Racine, Wisconsin

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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 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

Postal Code: 53406

Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance

Job Location: US-WI - Racine

Job Profile ID: F00230

Time Type: Full time

Location Name: West Lawn Memorial Park

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