NEOGOV · 1 day ago
Cemetery Operations Supervisor
Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$76K/yr - $97K/yrNEOGOV, representing the City of Des Moines, is seeking a Cemetery Operations Supervisor to manage all cemetery operations. The role involves ensuring public needs are met, supervising cemetery crews, and maintaining compliance with relevant state codes.
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Responsibilities
Prepares operating budget requests, Capitol Improvement Projects, outlay, and equipment replacement for approval of Business Manager
Locates specific spaces for burial or disinterment on short notice
Supervises and ensures compliance with all relevant state codes concerning the burial of human remains
Maintains thorough and accurate records of all information relating to burials and lot purchases for monitoring and revenue purposes
Represents Cemetery operations to the public, including providing information on services, investigating complaints and ensures solid public relations and adequate behavior of work crews within the cemetery environment
Organizes daily activities of office and maintenance personnel
Supervises cemetery crews, including overseeing all operations, distributing work orders and inspecting cemetery maintenance
Serves as a hands-on crew leader for all operations, including seeding, fertilizing, watering, mowing, grave and foundation layout and services, snow removal and sanding
Inspects cemetery monument foundations, monument installation, mowing, leaf removal, fence repair, review of burial orders, and review of foundation orders
Coordinates burial areas with families, including providing spaces for both pre-need and need lots
Trains staff on operation of all equipment and standard operating procedures
Organizes, coordinates and monitors the work of private contractors
Prepares accurate and thorough reports of all cemetery activities
Ensures all work crews operate with an adherence to prescribed safety rules and procedures
Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions
Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems
Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas
Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner
Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities
Maintains on-call status
Performs other directly related duties consistent with the role and function of the classification
Qualification
Required
Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in Business Administration
Considerable experience in cemetery operations
Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work
Willingness to work a flexible schedule that will include weekends, extended days and on-call status
Ornamental and Turf Pest Control Pesticide Applicator's Certification
Possession of a valid Iowa driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility
Candidates for positions in this class must pass a post-employment offer physical examination and drug screen
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
Founded in 1999
501-1000 employees
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