Cemetery Grounds Maintenance - Seasonal

Salary: $16.25 Hourly
Location : City of Waukesha
-CEMETERY OFFICE 605 S. Prairie Avenue Waukesha, WI
Job Type: Seasonal
Job Number: 24-00678
Department: Cemetery
Opening Date: 02/07/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Cemetery grounds maintenance duties including cutting and trimming grass, hedge-trimming, mulching, planting flower beds, watering, and assistance with various landscaping projects.

Seasonal hours:

• Tentatively May through August.
• Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; start date/hours can be flexible.

Hourly rate: $16.25

Essential Duties:

• Cutting and trimming grass around monuments and markers.
• Maintaining flower beds; planting, mulching, weeding, watering, and trimming hedges or shrubbery.
• Assisting with burials as needed.
• Related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to operate equipment in a safe manner.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must comply with City policies and procedures.

Qualifications:
Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver license and acceptable driving record
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Preferred:

• Experience on zero-turn mower and trimmers

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed mostly outdoors; hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate equipment and machinery.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, prolonged visual concentration and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently exposed to adverse weather conditions including, wetness and humidity; and to other unpleasant conditions such as dust, odors, noise.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally in excess of 50 pounds.

The City of Waukesha is an Equal Opportunity Employer
No Benefits