Job Description

Must have valid drivers license and clean driving record

Post offer, candidates will be require to pass a physical examination demonstrating the ability to lift, push, and carry a 150 lb. load and drug screening

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Pet cremation service specialist personnel report to the owner/operations manager. Personnel will be required to pick up and transport deceased pets, meet veterinarians at client’s homes for euthanasias, and operating pet incinerator on a daily basis.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

· Transports deceased pets from veterinary hospital or homes to our office.

· Reports to work or a specific destination promptly and ready to work.

· Hours for this position primarily every day, Monday - Friday from 12pm to 8pm. As well as on call service every other weekend 12hr shifts 8am to 8pm Sat and Sun. Paid at time and a half.

· Respectfully places pets picked up at home on stretcher if applicable and loads stretcher into removal vehicle.

· Replaces supplies and disposable items on removal vehicle.

· Performing actual cremation services for deceased pets.

· Care for the deceased in a respectful manner while performing a variety of tasks which may include: transfers, lifting of deceased pet remains.

· Complete all required documentation with respect to transportation and cremation process.

· Strict adherence to all professional, municipal, state and federal licensing authority regulations applicable to the operation of a motor vehicle.

· Promote a safe work environment by being aware of and practicing universal precautions and adopting general principles of safe conduct

· Complete and accurate preparation of all documents related to services, transportation, maintenance, and any other type of data entry

· Washing and cleaning of all vehicles and equipment as required from time to time.

· Assist with the maintenance of vehicles, the facility, property and for St. Louis Cremation, Inc. as necessary; receive caskets and other funeral home supplies as well as place into inventory and carrying out any other responsibilities that may be reasonably delegated by management

· Answering phones, preparing reports as necessary and participating in staff meetings

· General housekeeping duties

· Any other duties as directed by management

· This position requires physical contact with the remains of the deceased

· This job is NONEXEMPT.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

· Equivalent to high school education.

· Must have a valid drivers license.

· Good driving record and insurable by our chosen insurance company’s standards

· Knowledge of computers and some software would be an asset, or willingness to learn

· Above average communication skills

· High level of compassion and integrity

· Problem solving skills

· Ability to multi task and set priorities

· Detail oriented

WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL The job is frequently expected to lift, carry, push or pull objects weighing up to 150 lbs. (without the assistance of mobile, powered equipment). Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is occasionally required (i.e., between 25% and 75% of time on the job). Physical work pace and/or exertion bring on a limited amount of physical fatigue. MENTAL/ SENSORY On a daily basis, the work involves short to intermediate periods of non-interrupted mental/sensory attention (i.e., usually up to one (1) hour at a time, occasionally longer than one (1) hour), with ample opportunity for breaks in concentration during the course of the workday.

Some of these duties may involve long hours and need to be done on weekends, evening, nighttime and holidays. At times, some duties may require you to work outside in the cold weather or hot weather. Some duties may also require you be exposed to un-pleasantries associated with deceased human remains.

MENTAL STRESS When considering the mental/emotional tension associated with this job the following factors may apply:

• The need to work overtime or to be called in before scheduled hours of work often cannot be anticipated.
• The job has minimal to no control over workflow or service demands.

Company Description

St. Louis Cremation (St. Louis Cremation Services, Inc) is the Cremation Specialist and one of the largest providers of cremation services in St. Louis, and in the surrounding area. More people have chosen St. Louis Cremation than any other cremation provider in the state of Missouri. St. Louis Cremation believes that cremation is a dignified method of disposition. Our staff is trained to handle every detail of making cremation or traditional funeral arrangements. These could include memorial services, filing for certified copies of the death certificate, cemetery services, obituaries for newspapers and assuring that all legal requirements are met. At St. Louis Cremation we can even help with the confusion associated with Veterans benefits, and military protocol.