Crematory Operator

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Ensure that human remains are transported properly to the crematory, are received and logged into the crematory log book, are cremated strictly according to state and federal laws, and that the ashes are carefully and completely processed and placed into the correct urns.

Essential Job Functions: Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Properly identify human remains against the paperwork and logbook to ensure that the correct body is cremated and is placed in the correct urn.
• Occasionally greet families who want to witness the cremation and answer their questions.  Ensure that health and safety rules are strictly maintained.
• Perform cremation of human remains by preheating the retort; pushing the container with the body inside it into the retort; positioning the container inside the retort; closing the retort doors and pushing the igniter button; monitoring the internal retort temperature by watching the gauges to insure overheating does not occur; and ensuring that the human remains are completely cremated. 
• Using Personal Protective Equipment, process cremated human remains to ensure that no ashes remain in the retort, that they are all placed carefully in the correct urn, and that cleanliness around the retort is strictly maintained.
• Carefully complete the crematory logbook with all of the required data.
• At the end of each day, ensure that all urns with cremated remains are transported to the Interment Office.
• Ensure that all work areas, working conditions, and work habits are performed in accordance with Company, state, and federal rules and regulations by understanding the importance of health and safety. Report unsafe equipment and conditions to management. 
• Be prepared for unannounced visits by state inspectors who audit the crematory process twice a year by scrupulously following rules and regulations, maintaining detailed records and logbooks, and keeping the crematory very clean.                                                                                                                     
• Keep immediate supervisor promptly and fully informed of all problems and significant matters, and take prompt corrective action as needed.
• Participate in training and skill development opportunities to improve competency and customer service.
• Report to work on time and maintain standard attendance.

Experience and Education:

• Stable experience in work involving communication, driving, customer service, and/or following directions
• High School Diploma or GED
• Must possess valid Crematory Operator training certificate
• Possession of Crematory Manager license preferred
• Ability to operate crematory under limited supervision
• Valid CA driver’s license
• Drive Company vehicles and follow driving directions
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Compassionate personality to relate with the bereaved
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities and have a mind for detail
• Current HBV vaccination

Working Environment:

Drive Company van from mortuary to crematory; move containerized human remains from van into the crematory; using safety precautions for protection from human diseases, move container into the retort for cremation; work inside the crematory where the temperature can increase from warm to hot, and where dust and fumes must be tolerated; must be flexible to work occasional overtime and outside of normally scheduled hours.

Physical Requirements:

Must have the ability to frequently lift a minimum of 50 lbs and occasionally lift 100+ lbs.  Must be able to physically bend, reach, kneel, stoop, lift, carry, push or pull up to seven bodies/caskets per day weighting up to 200 lbs. out of refrigerated storage at the mortuary and drive to the crematory several miles away.  Must have a good driving record.  Must constantly think about and comply with health and safety regulation.

Equipment / Machines Operated:

• Personal Protective Equipment
• Heavy oven gloves, heat reflective jacket, respirator mask, face shield, rubber gloves, smock
• Company vehicle
• Mortuary first call cot, roller tables
• Caskets and cardboard boxes
• Crematory retort, pulverizing processor
• Urns, very detailed logbooks

Compensation:

$20.50/hr - $26.00/hr

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Benefits (dependent upon eligibility):

Medical*Dental*Vision*Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)*Health Savings Account with Company Contribution*Sick Leave*Short-Term Disability*Long-Term Disability*Life Insurance*Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance*Dependent Life Insurance*SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match*Employee Assistance Program

Rose Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  The company’s hiring procedures do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual-orientation, veteran’s status or disability, or any other legally protected status.

SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.

As part of your pre-employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified given that this role requires the following material job duties: Working around and/or handling deceased and working around families and colleagues. Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.

Postal Code: 90601

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-CA - Whittier