Landscape Maintenance Technician

JOB TITLE: LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN EXEMPT: NO JOB TYPE: Full-time DAYS: Monday - Friday REPORTS TO: Sr. Crew Supervisor Job Summary The Landscape Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining cemetery grounds to ensure a clean, respectful, and well-manicured environment for visitors and families. This role requires experience operating small landscaping equipment and working in a cemetery setting with professionalism, attention to detail, and sensitivity.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform routine landscape maintenance including mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, planting, and debris removal
• Operate small equipment such as walk-behind mowers, blowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers and edgers
• Ensure equipment is cleaned, maintained, and stored properly
• Always follow safety procedures and OSHA guidelines
• Work collaboratively with crew members and follow direction from Senior Crew Supervisors
• Provide respectful service when working near funeral services and visiting families
• Notifying crew supervisor immediately of unsafe working conditions or practices observed in the area
• Follow company core values, Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, Quality, & Service
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

• Prior experience in landscape maintenance, preferably within a cemetery environment
• Experience operating and maintaining small landscape equipment
• Ability to operate hand tools and power tools safely
• Ability to perform physically demanding work in varying weather conditions
• Understanding of safe equipment operation and basic mechanical troubleshooting
• Ability to follow instructions and work effectively under Senior Crew Supervisors

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in a cemetery, park, or large landscaped property preferred
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Professional demeanor and sensitivity to cemetery operations

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods standing, walking, stretching, bending, climbing ladders, kneeling, pulling and repetitive tasks
• Must be physically able to operate power equipment
• Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions and uneven ground and landscape slopes.
• Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds, frequently lifting or moving up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds

Work Environement The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Must be able to work quietly and respectfully during services. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.