Cemetery Caretaker

Overview

At NorthStar Memorial Group, we choose collaboration over bureaucracy. Here, everyone has a chance to lead. We encourage & empower our people at every level to speak up, be heard, and watch their ideas become realities. Degreed & non-degreed professionals, labor workers, industry experts – people from all career and experiential backgrounds have the opportunity to find a home here.

We are seeking a Cemetery Caretaker for South Park Funeral Home and Cemetery in Pearland, TX. This position is responsible for the overall appearance of cemetery, mausoleum and funeral home locations during a seasonal period. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic and previous experience in a general labor or grounds keeping type position.

ResponsibilitiesCut grass, maintain lawn, trim around trees, walkways and memorial markers, lay sod, move and remove flowers to and from chapel and graveside

Clear debris and maintain drives and walkways in safe condition

Install vault face and prepare grave sites for interments

Assemble tents/canopies and arrange chairs for graveside ceremony

Prepare crypts for entombment

Install grave markers, bronze memorials, crypt faces, etc.

Maintain and repair existing markers and other cemetery features

Locate grave sites and dig graves using backhoe without damaging surrounding vaults, markers and monuments

Maintain overall appearance and cleanliness of funeral homes and/or mausoleum facilities

Clean and maintain facility, perform minor repairs, painting, etc.

Assist with loading and unloading caskets

Assist with setting up chapel for services

Help with preparation and setup for opening and closing interments, entombments and inurnments

RequirementsQualificationsPermit to operate equipment used at the facility as per local regulations

6+ months of general labor or grounds keeping experience

Valid driver's license

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We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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