CEMETERY SUPERVISOR
🌿 Lead with Purpose. Serve with Heart 🌿
Become Our Cemetery Supervisor
Shape the future while honoring the past.
The City of Wahoo is seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and self‑motivated Cemetery Supervisor to lead the daily operations of our city cemetery. This is more than a maintenance role—it is stewardship of a space that holds our community’s history, memories, and stories.
If you take pride in meaningful work, enjoy working outdoors, and value serving families during important moments, we’d love to meet you.
🌟 What You’ll Do
As our Cemetery Supervisor, you will play a vital leadership role by coordinating, performing, and overseeing all aspects of cemetery operations, including:
Grounds & Maintenance
- Lead and participate in mowing, trimming, watering, fertilizing, snow removal, and general grounds care.
- Operate and maintain a variety of vehicles, machinery, and tools.
Burial & Site Coordination
- Mark grave sites, coordinate and assist with grave digging, and oversee placement of headstones and monuments.
- Ensure accurate record‑keeping and support customers in selecting and purchasing grave spaces.
Customer Service & Community Engagement
- Provide respectful, knowledgeable assistance to families and the public.
- Uphold and enforce municipal codes related to cemetery operations.
Administrative Support
- Assist with billing, burial arrangement documentation, and communications with funeral homes and families.
- Manage inventory, maintain safety standards, and support winter street maintenance operations as needed.
📘 What You Need
Knowledge of:
- Cemetery, grounds, and street maintenance practices
- Proper use of equipment, vehicles, and tools
- Municipal codes and safety procedures
Ability to:
- Plan, assign, and supervise staff work effectively
- Communicate clearly with internal teams and the public
- Work independently and manage multiple tasks or interruptions
- Provide courteous and compassionate service
💪 Physical & Work Environment
- Outdoor work year‑round with exposure to weather, dirt, dust, chemicals, noise, and uneven terrain
- Ability to regularly lift up to 50 lbs
- Occasional work near moving machinery and equipment
🎓 Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Two years of cemetery or grounds maintenance experience
- Two years of supervisory experience
- Valid Nebraska driver’s license
- Ability to report to work within 15 minutes under normal conditions
📝 How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit:
- A City of Wahoo job application
- A letter of interest
- A résumé (optional but encouraged)
Submit application materials to:
City of Wahoo — Attn: HR Coordinator
605 North Broadway
Wahoo, NE 68066
Or email to: baker@wahoo.ne.us
Applications and packets are available:
- At City Hall
- By emailing baker@wahoo.ne.us
- Online at www.wahoo.ne.us (Employment Opportunities tab)
- By calling City Hall at 402‑443‑3222
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
THE CITY OF WAHOO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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