CITY OF SALISBURY
CEMETERY OPERATIONS MANAGER
To plan, organize, implement, direct and
review the activities of the Cemetery Division of the Public Services
Department including sales, maintenance and coordination of services; to coordinate
activities with other divisions and departments of the City, citizens, other
governmental units, outside agencies and organizations; and to provide staff
assistance to the Public Services Director and City Manager.
Receives general direction from the Public
Services Director.
Exercises direct, technical and functional
supervision over maintenance and technical staff.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES - Duties may include,
but are not limited to, the following:
Organize, direct and manage division
activities including sales, maintenance and coordination of services for seven
municipal cemeteries.
Develop, implement and review division
goals and objectives including those assigned by the City Council, City Manager
and Department Head.
Develop and implement policies and
procedures for the division in conjunction with the Public Services Director.
Coordinate division activities with other
City departments, outside agencies and organizations.
Direct, oversee and participate in the
development of the division work plan; assign and coordinate work activities,
projects and programs; monitor work flow; and review and evaluate completed
work, methods and procedures.
Prepare the division's annual budget. Approve and monitor expenditures authorized
in the annual budget.
Provide or coordinate staff training.
Initiate, conduct, review and coordinate
needed personnel transactions including recruitment, selection, classification,
compensation, evaluation, promotion, transfer, discipline and termination in
conjunction with the Human Resources Director and Department Head.
CITY OF SALISBURY
Cemetery Operations Manager (continued)
Provide staff assistance to the Public
Services Director and City Manager; participate on boards and commissions, as
required; and implement and participate in the IRT management system including
interface groups, as required.
Respond to a variety of citizen inquiries
and complaints some of which may be difficult and sensitive to resolve.
Prepare deeds and burial records.
Maintain cemetery records.
Coordinate funeral arrangements with
funeral homes.
Read cemetery maps and mark graves.
Sell grave spaces.
Respond to job call back.
Perform related duties as required.
Knowledge
of:
Principles,
practices and procedures of Cemetery management.
Budgeting
procedures and techniques.
Principles
and practices of supervision, training and personnel management.
Ability
to:
Organize, direct and
implement a comprehensive cemetery management and maintenance program.
Prepare
and administer a budget.
Supervise,
train and evaluate assigned staff.
Cemetery Operations Manager (continued)
Effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with subordinates, colleagues and superiors.
While performing the duties of this job,
the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or
operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee
frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally
required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and
smell.
The employee must frequently lift and/or
move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Any combination of education, experience
and training that provides evidence of the knowledge, skills and abilities
required to be successful in performing the duties assigned to the job class.
Education:
Equivalent to the
completion of an associate’s degree in Business Administration or a related
field from an accredited college or
university. A Bachelor's degree is
desirable.
Experience:
Four years of
increasingly responsible experience in
cemetery management including two years of supervisory experience.
Training:
Additional
specialized training in cemetery management or related areas is desirable.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an
appropriate and valid North Carolina driver's license.