Seasonal Labourer II - Cemeteries Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 51448)

Description

As a Labourer II, you will ensure proper maintenance and beautification of municipal cemeteries and traditional burial grounds while providing exceptional customer service to patrons and guests.

Your ability to work with minimal supervision in a changing, sensitive environment will contribute to the success of City service delivery and operational goals.

What will you do?

• Interact with the public in a professional manner, especially in sensitive situations
• Accommodate various cultural group traditions including pall bearing for casket services 
• Operate and complete minor maintenance on equipment 
• Operate hand tools such as planners, power saw/drills and bull float
• Dig and locate graves, make frames, mix concrete and install stones
• Read surveyed grades and design blueprints, ensuring accurate locating of construction points
• Perform interments and disinterments which include the removing, handling and transporting of human remains
• Construct forms, mix concrete, install grave markers and fine finish edges around grave markers
• Locate grave locations without clear reference points in surveyed and unsurveyed cemeteries
• Assist the Turf and Horticulture Team with maintenance and beautification of cemetery properties
• Perform related work as required