Cemetery Maintenance Superintendent

At Carriage Services, we are united by our purpose of creating premier experiences through innovation, empowered partnership, and elevated service. As a member of our team, you'll join a dynamic community dedicated to setting new standards in the Funeral and Cemetery profession. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to shape the future of our industry. Carriage Services is an equal opportunity employer.

The Cemetery Maintenance Superintendent is accountable for the overall management of the business’s maintenance crew and all of the tasks on the property and grounds to ensure the operations of the business run in accordance with policy and procedure and that the expectations of our client families and their guests are exceeded.

Compensation: $67,500 per year plus bonus

Job Type: Fulltime

Location: Resthaven Funeral Home & Memory Gardens located in Oklahoma City, Ok.

Job Duties

• Responsible for overall management of maintenance for grounds, property, and facilities.
• Works in cooperation with Managing Partner to select employees and manages employee performance, including annual reviews, disciplinary action, and termination, when necessary.
• Ensures all grounds crews are properly trained on company procedures, safety, and equipment.
• Ensure daily interment schedule, work orders, and markers/monuments are executed and/or installed in a timely manner and within company guidelines and state regulations.
• Verifies interment order accuracy.
• Maintains inventory of equipment, supplies, and merchandise.
• Manages outside vendors, such as landscapers and contractors, to ensure compliance with relevant agreements.
• Answers questions and assists with serving the needs of the client families, their guests, and other visitors on the cemetery grounds.
• Manages special requests from client families such as addition of trees, benches, fences, etc.
• Handles complaints from client families regarding maintenance and servicing of monuments and grounds in accordance with company guidelines.
• Completes preparation and closure of interment site in a timely manner and in agreement with client family expectations and policies and procedures of the individual business.
• Ensures that equipment is functioning and properly maintained.
• Ensures Mowing, trimming, edging, mulch, watering, pruning, and completes other activities related to ensuring a professional presentation of the cemetery grounds to client families and visitors.
• Performs minor maintenance, lubrication, and cleaning of power equipment. Refers more serious problems to a mechanic.
• Completes Irrigation fixes as needed
• May be required to assist in loading and unloading of supplies, equipment, and/or merchandise.
• Identifies and remedies all hazards at location and on grounds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• 3 to 5 years of experience working on a grounds crew, either at a cemetery, a golf course, or a commercial landscape business.
• 2 years of experience using and maintaining equipment, including vehicles, mowers, trimmers, blowers, backhoes, etc.
• 2 years of direct supervisory experience.
• Valid state -issued driver’s license in good standing and acceptable driving record.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects related to grounds, such as sprinkler installations, etc.
• Ability to show respect and sensitivity toward client families while working in a physically demanding environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Ability to train and energize staff.

Physical requirements and Work Environment

• Be able to perform in an outdoor setting with extreme temperatures.
• Outdoor duties may subject the employee to natural elements, such as inclement weather, extreme temperatures, uneven ground, dust, gas, and/or fumes.
• Ability work around heavy equipment and excessive noise frequently and possess sufficient strength and manual dexterity to operate power equipment.
• Must be willing to work safely and comply with the Company’s safety procedures, including wearing any personal protective equipment that may be required.
• Regularly required to climb, sit, stand, bend, kneel, and frequently lift up to 75 pounds.
• This position may also require power reaching, pushing, and pulling and may be exposed to chemicals and/or blood borne pathogens.
• Can drive a company vehicle and maintain a good driving record and must be insurable under company vehicle insurance.