Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Summary : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, performed preparation and completion of openings & closings for burials, entombments, and inurnments, set, and installed, and assembled foundations, memorials, and markers.
Skills : Landscaping, Horticulture.
Description :
- Installed outer burial containers, (vaults), handled and completed work orders from client families.
- Responded and completed requests for service/work orders, and conducted Interment Verification Procedures.
- Conducted 25-foot radius preparation for burials and ensured the area was clean and neat.
- Filled burial space, tamps, seeds, or sods, adhered to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions.
- Maintained and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and facilities.
- Maintained a clean and orderly work area, and operated hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawnmower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw, and pump.
- Operated mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jackhammer, tamper, and backhoe.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Summary : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, accurately used measuring devices (tape measure, yardstick), communicated effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel, and client families Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs, worked in various adverse weather conditions.
Skills : Grounds Maintenance, Cemetery Maintenance.
Description :
- Understood safety and security issues and implications, and assisted in preparing plots for burials.
- Worked outdoors maintaining grounds clean and attractive to enhance the integrity and sacredness of the cemetery.
- Collected and disposed of litter from the grounds daily, and maintained cemetery guidelines and regulations related to watering and overall upkeep of grounds.
- Performed functions including but not limited to mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, and removal of leaves and branches.
- Performed preventive maintenance and may make repairs to hand and power equipment used in the performance of duties.
- Prepared cemetery plots for burials, marked grave locations, overseeing burials and ground restoration.
- Followed all safety procedures while operating equipment, and communicated with the foreman regarding repairs needed or issues with the equipment.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Headline : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, performed tasks of cemetery grounds maintenance using mechanized equipment, and hand and power tools, and performed routine tasks in the set-up and completion of interments and entombments.
Skills : Equipment Operation, Attention to Detail.
Description :
- Performed the restoration of a grave space after a burial, installed or assisted in installing cemetery vaults.
- Installed, removed, lifted, repaired, and cleaned memorial markers.
- Loaded and unloaded materials, and assisted in the general maintenance of the cemetery, mausoleum, and office appearances.
- Planted and removed flowers, watering, weeding, mulching, and pruning.
- Handled snow removal, and operated maintenance equipment and machinery.
- Prepared gravesites for burials, including digging and filling graves and coordinating with funeral directors to ensure a smooth burial process.
- Maintained lawn and trim around markers, trees, and walkways.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Objective : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, experienced cemetery operations and customer service practices and interacted with families and friends of the deceased in a considerate manner.
Skills : Time Management, Physical Stamina.
Description :
- Responsible for cleaning up and maintaining cemetery grounds and facilities, in an efficient manner.
- Responsible for preparing soil, growing vegetation, and trimming shrubs and hedges.
- Responsible for repairing and maintaining funeral homes, fences, and other structures in the cemetery.
- Responsible for operating and servicing hand & power tools and utility vehicles for ground maintenance and housekeeping.
- Responsible for identifying and marking sites for grave openings and placement of tombstone sites.
- Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the funeral process and burial services in the cemetery.
- Responsible for checking, repairing, and maintaining cemetery buildings, grounds, and pieces of equipment.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Summary : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, responsible for planting, irrigating, and caring for shrubbery, trees, and grass on cemetery ground, trimming and cutgrass using appropriate mowers and related equipment.
Skills : Landscaping, Horticulture.
Description :
- Responsible for gathering and disposing of weeds, snow, plant debris, and garbage from the cemetery.
- Responsible for dogging sites and preparing foundations for the placement of monuments.
- Responsible for creating name placement cards and engraved monuments accordingly.
- Responsible for following all safety rules and regulations. Bring safety concerns to the direct supervisor.
- Responsible for monitoring the sprinkler system and all lawn maintenance equipment and conducting or scheduling repairs as needed.
- Responsible for pressuring wash vehicles and equipment as instructed.
- Responsible for maintaining the shop area in a safe and clean manner.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Summary : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, swept sidewalks and shoveled snow as needed, scraped, sanded, primed, and painted using brush, roller, or airless spray gun for general painting needs, and identified gardens, lots & grave spaces.
Skills : Seasonal Care, Snow Removal.
Description :
- Operated dump trucks, pickup trucks, farm tractors, and other equipment with standard or automatic transmission and power takeoff control.
- Utilized power push mowers, riding lawn mowers, electric and gas powered trimmers, chain saws, brush chippers, hand tools such as rakes, hoes, shovels, clippers, saws.
- Performed routine operator maintenance on equipment, such as cleaning, oiling, lubricating, and assuring for timeliness and safety.
- Read and applied instructions on mixing chemicals, equipment operation and maintenance.
- Assisted skilled craft workers, mechanics, and other maintenance personnel in construction, maintenance, and repair activities.
- Utilized appropriate safety equipment and procedures, and identified and reported maintenance needs of equipment.
- Maintained records and logs for activity reports, hours worked, supplies used, assuring for accuracy.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Summary : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, responsible for cleaning and maintaining memorial structures, headstones, and markers, ensuring they were free from debris and damage, and collaborating with monument companies for repairs and installations.
Skills : Grounds Maintenance, Equipment Operation.
Description :
- Installed, removed, lifted, repaired, cleaned memorial markers, and loaded and unloaded materials.
- Planted and removed flowers, watering, weeding, mulching, and pruning.
- Assisted in all other tasks as directed by supervisors, and maintained equipment.
- Performed all landscape maintenance duties such as weed-whacking, and lawn mowing.
- Performed the essential functions of the job without posing a direct or indirect threat to the health and safety of others.
- Worked areas tidy picking up litter on the grounds and general straightening up.
- Placed them in dumpsters or other designated containers.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
BBA
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Headline : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, responsible for maintaining and improving the overall condition of the cemetery grounds through landscaping and turf management practices, implementing water conservation strategies, and irrigation system maintenance.
Skills : Groundkeeper, System Management.
Description :
- Operated machinery appropriately in a safe manner, installed or assisted in installing cemetery vaults.
- Installed headstones or memorials as needed, and handled the day-to-day general maintenance duties.
- Demonstrated Core Values of Excellence, Trust, Care, and Growth in performing all aspects of the position.
- Maintained a positive work environment by behaving and communicating in a manner so that you get along with families, co-workers, and management.
- Remained up-to-date on Paycom reading as assigned, performed a variety of manual labor tasks associated with the maintenance, repair, construction, cleaning, and operation of cemetery facilities, grounds, and other funeral home property, assuring safety and professionalism.
- Cut, trimmed, and edged grass around cemetery facilities, grounds, and other funeral home property.
- Preserved the sanctity of the final resting place, and ensured a serene environment for visitors.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Objective : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, managed seasonal care tasks, such as leaf removal, snow removal, and planting seasonal flowers to maintain a respectful and attractive appearance throughout the year, and implemented pest control measures to protect the landscape.
Skills : Landscape, Interpersonal Skills.
Description :
- Interacted with visitors, providing assistance, information, and compassionate support as needed.
- Collaborated with families to coordinate special requests for landscaping or memorial installations.
- Assisted with funeral and burial services at the cemetery as directed.
- Picked up limbs, raked leaves and grass, cleaned, weeds, and watered flowerbeds, and trimmed trees and shrubs as directed.
- Assisted in planting and caring for flowers and shrubs.
- Loaded, unloaded, and maneuvered a variety of materials and equipment from trucks such as granite headstones, limbs, leaves, packaged materials, recyclables, ground compactor, and places or piles in designated sites.
- Picked up paper, trash, and debris, and sorted recyclable materials.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
High School Diploma
Cemetery Groundskeeper Resume
Objective : As a Cemetery Groundskeeper, cleaned mausoleums and statues, worked individually or in partnership with another groundskeeper to properly ensure the accuracy of interment and entombment, dug and set up graves, opened and closed graves, niches, crypts, and set markers, crypt bars, and niche bars.
Skills : Marketing, Cleanning.
Description :
- Purchased supplies within established procedures, and worked with supervisor to ensure all record keeping was done within established procedures and with adequate safeguards to ensure accuracy.
- Prepared graves and maintains cemetery grounds, including but not limited to, excavating graves, burial functions (installing vaults, concrete crypts, and urns), sodding, seeding, fertilizing, monument and marker setting, operating earth moving and lawn care equipment, and cemetery cleanup.
- Tracked record of maintaining cemetery grounds in a respectful and aesthetically pleasing manner.
- Adapted to landscaping, horticulture, and equipment operation.
- Performed routine maintenance tasks such as mowing, edging, weeding, and pruning to ensure the cemetery grounds are well-kept and presentable.
- Implemented landscaping designs to enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of the cemetery.
- Operated and maintained equipment such as backhoes, tractors, and groundskeeping tools.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
High School Diploma
