Grounds Specialist
Service Corporation InternationalCalifornia, United States
Posted March 30, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is North America’s leading provider of death care products and services. As of September 30, 2016, SCI operates 1,531 funeral service locations and 471 cemeteries (including 262 combination locations), which are geographically diversified across 45 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Through its businesses, SCI markets the Dignity Memorial® brand which offers assurance of quality, value, caring service and exceptional customer satisfaction. For more information about Service Corporation International, please visit www.sci-corp.com. For more information about Dignity Memorial, please visit www.dignitymemorial.com. As used herein, “SCI” or the “Company” refers to Service Corporation International and all of its affiliated companies.
Job Description
Entry-level role maintaining the grounds provided at a cemetery or funeral home location(s). Performs all groundskeeping and maintenance matters on the properties and maintains the overall appearance of a cemetery, mausoleum or funeral home location.
Requirements
- Mows grass, plows snow, waters lawns, fertilizes and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to ensure proper standards are maintained
- Operates lawn and grounds equipment including push and power mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters, leaf blowers and other related power equipment
- Removes debris and trash from grounds
- Participates on teams for openings and closings for interments, entombments and inurnments
- Assists in determining the location and layout of individual graves with assistance, complying with verification procedures
- May perform minor repairs to the cemetery, building systems or equipment
- May perform some of the duties associated with cremations such as maintaining inventory and complying with federal and state cremation regulations under supervision
- May assist in moving and installing burial vaults
- Must follow safety rules and ensure compliance with the operating procedures of corporate, federal, state and local regulations, including OSHA regulations and Safety and Environmental guidelines
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
- Health Savings Account with Company Contribution
- Sick Leave
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance
- Dependent Life Insurance
- SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
- Employee Assistance Program