Maintenance Worker - Bronze and Marble

At Forest Lawn, Glendale, our Bronze & Marble team is seeking a Maintenance Worker 1.

This position is responsible for performing entry-level, crypt-side and niche-side funeral services within sarcophagi, in/ under floor vaults, wall crypts, and niche banks located in outdoor gardens and inside facilities such as mausoleums.

What Youll Be Doing

• Analyze simple drawings, specifications, instructions and general requirements to determine the scope of work.
• Consult directly with supervisor to organize, plan, and discuss the methods, tools, and materials required for each assignment.
• Assist visitors, guests, and property owners with directions and/or provide assistance as needed.
• Place and remove floral arrangements in vases on a routine basis, including holidays and special occasions.
• Check and report repairs needed in facilities found during the course of the day, such as water leaks, burned out bulbs, clogged drains, or damage to walkways, walls, ceilings, hand rails, floors, doors, windows, stain glass, locks, or other miscellaneous items and report them to the department supervisor.

Review the service sheet several days in advance to determine if there are any scheduled crypt-side and/or niche-side funeral services coming up. Double check the service sheet each morning for funeral services possibly added on the prior evening. Routinely check the Interment Order of upcoming services and verify that the (3) required approvals are present prior to opening a space.

Assist with the removing marble or granite niche or crypt fronts, and/or panel from under floor, sarcophagi, niche banks, and wall crypts; clean all interior surfaces, and remove any remaining internal vent plugs or caps. Assist with setup and anchoring of a casket-lowering device inside of the crypt and manually lower each casket into the proper space in under floor and sarcophagi vaults.

Requirements

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Valid CA Driver License
• Minimum of 6 months maintenance experience
• Ability to lift 100 pounds
• Ability to learn all duties of the position and safety precautions
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy when dealing with team members and internal customers
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those in contact throughout the course of the duties

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Cemetery/Mortuary experience
• Some specialized training and practical/hands-on experience in niche side and crypt-side funeral services

Drug Testing Policy

Prior to beginning employment, all job applicants who receive a job offer will be required to voluntarily submit to a drug screening test conducted by a laboratory designated by Forest Lawn. The drug screening method is a hair collection test that will detect the use of illegal drugs within the past 90 days. A positive drug test may result in the withdrawal of the job offer.

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Forest Lawn will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

About Forest Lawn

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