Job Description

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.

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We are seeking a Cemetery Caretaker for Miami Memorial Park in Miami, FL. 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.

• Cut 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

• Permit 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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