- Location
- 2323 W. Main St, Fort Wayne, IN - Birkmeier & Sons Monument Co., United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Education
- High School
- Source
- Workday
Description
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.
Follows diagrams and written specifications to set stone at cemetery gravesites to erect monuments.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Set Marker
- Lays out foundation for monument, using rule and staked lines
- Digs trench for foundation using pick and shovel
- Mixes mortar and pours mortar into trench to prepare foundation for setting base stone
- Removes sections of monument from truck bed and guides stone onto foundation, using skids, hoist, or truck crane
- Aligns and levels stone, using rule, square, plumb line, wedges, and crowbar
- Spreads mortar on stone with trowel and sets subsequent sections of stone in position according to numbers or letters marked on stone
- Fills joints between stone with mortar and finishes joints, using trowel
- Removes excess mortar from monument, using water and brush
- Works as member of team to erect monuments
- Performs other duties as assigned
MINIMUM Requirements
Education
- Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent
Experience
- Requires a minimum of 2 years’ experience in stone masonry or in a related field
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to read land plots
- Ability to operate golf cart
- Ability to work with various masonry tools
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- Legible written communication
Work CONDITIONS
Work Environment
- Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
Work Postures
- Frequent lifting, bending, and kneeling
Work Hours
- Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
