BUILDING SERVICES WORKER

The Building & Grounds Worker  is expected to employ reasonable judgement when working around motorized equipment and open excavations to maintain the safety of personnel, the public, and state assets.

5

Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery - Baltimore County

To assist in all tasks associated with the interment of veterans and their dependents and the maintenance of cemetery grounds, buildings, and equipment. 

Assists in the excavation of gravesites.  In the absence of the Motor Equipment Operator, may excavate graves using a tractor/loader/backhoe. Assists in lifting and placing caskets into graves.  Using lowering device, assists in lowering caskets into interment receptacles.  Set up tent including lowering device, grass greens, etc for graveside services. 

Assists in opening/closing of gravesites using air compressor, jackhammers, tampers, and other pneumatic equipment.  Dresses gravesite after closing by fine grading or raking, and places floral tributes on site, seeds, sod or hydroseed burial sites after closing.

Education: None.

Experience: None.

Employees appointed to positions in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Employees in this classification may be subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, may be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS  

The online application process is STRONGLY preferred.  If online access is not available, you may submit a paper application and supplemental questionnaire (if applicable) by fax to 410-333-7674.  All faxed materials must include the applicant's name and the job number and must be received by the closing date.  Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

TTY  Users: call via Maryland Relay

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.