Cemetery Grounds Crew - Temporary
Job in
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, 95828, USA
Listed on 2026-02-01
Listing for:
Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services of the Diocese of Sacramento
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-02-01
Job specializations:
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Landscaping, Groundskeeper, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, General Labor
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Job Description
Position:
Cemetery Grounds Crew - Temporary (6 months)
Position Status:
Full-Time
Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 7 am - 3:30 pm
Category:
Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $21.67 - $24.08 per hour
Supervisor:
Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman
The Cemetery Grounds Crew maintains cemetery grounds and prepares graves, including excavation, burial functions (opening/closing for interments, entombments, inurnments, disinterment), lawn sodding, seeding, fertilizing, monument and marker setting, manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation, and cemetery cleanup.
Requisites- Reports to the Cemetery Grounds Working Foreman
- Operate hand‑held tools and equipment including a shovel, pick, rake, sledgehammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump
- Operate mechanical equipment including a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailer, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper, and backhoe
- Use accurately measuring devices (e.g., tape measure, yard stick, etc.)
- Communicate effectively with fellow workers, contractor personnel and client families
- Lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.
- Minimum six months’ experience operating standard cemetery equipment
- Certification / license:
Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles - High School degree or equivalent
- Perform opening & closing for burials, entombments, and inurnments
- Set, install, and assemble foundations, memorials, and markers
- Install outer burial containers
- Handle and complete Client Family work orders that pertain to individual grave and marker maintenance
- Respond to and complete service request work orders
- Perform interment verification procedures
- Prepare the 25‑foot burial radius area to ensure it is clean and well‑ordered
- Fill grave, tamp ground vegetation
- Maintain a clean and orderly work area
- Pressure wash vehicles and equipment as requested
- Perform other ground duties as assigned by Management
- Follow all Company safety rules
- Bring safety concerns to the direct supervisor
- Maintain and protect Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance including machines, equipment, and facilities
Location:
Citrus Heights, CA
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