JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** + Operates trucks and/or tractors of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, materials, and supplies + Operates trucks or heavy equipment, such as mechanized broom, bulldozer, backhoe, man-lift, dump truck, road grader, front-end loader, hydraulic excavators, skid steers, and jetter/inductor truck + Operates jackhammers, mowers, brush chippers and other small equipment and tools to maintain cemetery and streets + Supports cemetery operations in digging ditches and trenches, hoisting material, tools, equipment, and any related work with heavy equipment such as a backhoe, road grader or front-end loader + Informs supervisor of equipment defects or need for repair + Ensures burials, entombments and inurnments are securely and carefully opened and closed + Sets and/or installs memorials and markers + Installs outer burial containers + Follows Interment Verification Procedures + Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials + Adheres to all Company safety rules and universal precautions + Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities + Maintains a clean and orderly work area + Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned + Performs other duties as assigned or needed **EDUCATIONAL/Experience/MINIMUM Requirements** **Education** + High School degree or GED equivalent **Experience** + Minimum 6 months working with heavy equipment **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:** + Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer and leaf blower + Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe + Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yard stick, etc.) + Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families + Ability to troubleshoot mechanical equipment problems **Work CONDITIONS** **Work Environment** + Work outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions **Work Postures** + Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day + Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently **Physical Demands** + Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage + Ability to lift 50 lbs. Operates a variety of equipment and trucks used in cemetery operation, construction, maintenance and repair.