Equipment Operator - Cemetery

  • City of Grand Prairie, TX
  • Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Mar 08, 2024
Full Time Construction and Skilled Trades Public Works
  • Salary: $17.82 - $25.47 Hourly USD

Job Description

Job Summary

Join our team as an Equipment Operator and play a pivotal role in maintaining the beauty and functionality of our city's cemetery and grounds. Operating a variety of equipment, you'll ensure the upkeep of the cemetery while performing essential tasks such as preventative maintenance. Other duties include interacting with fellow City employees and citizens. Apply today with The City of Grand Prairie!

Essential Job Functions

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.
This position has responsibilities that require lifting up to 100 pounds on occasion.
  • Loads materials by running equipment such as track loader, backhoe, front loader, tractor, and vehicles.

  • Maintains grounds throughout the Cemetery including but not limited to digging graves and placing markers.

  • Assist with projects or special events to include inspecting grounds for hazards, installing decorations and completing post-event clean up.

  • Performs work by removing limbs and other debris from roadways, placing signs and barricades in the appropriate location, cutting down trees and removing debris from grounds.

  • Performs preventative maintenance by inspecting and performing required maintenance and repairs on all equipment used.

  • All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.

  • Regular and dependable attendance is required.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: High School Diploma or GED.

  • Experience: One (1) year of experience in cemetery grounds or similar work typically outdoors including use of tools and/or machinery, construction or warehouse using forklifts.

  • Licenses: Valid Driver's License required.


The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits

Closing Date/Time: 4/10/2024 5:00 PM Central

Special Instructions

4/10/2024 5:00 PM Central

Job Address

Grand Prairie, Texas United States View Map