Maintainer (Driver/Equipment Operator) (37.5 Hour) Office/On-site #260730-0381TC-001

Serve Those Who Have Served—join the team at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, CT. This hands-on role supports the mission of honoring Connecticut’s veterans with dignity and respect.

About the role

The State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown is Connecticut’s largest state-operated veterans cemetery, averaging 17–23 burials per week (up to 28). Burial is reserved for eligible veterans and their spouses.

Schedule

• Monday–Friday, first shift: 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
• Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet visitors and funeral directors; set up and break down for special events; assist with traffic control.
• Assist with funerals by:
  • digging cremation graves
  • opening, interring, and closing columbarium niches
  • closing graves
  • removing and resetting federal markers
  • installing and removing ground protection devices
• Maintain the grounds through:
  • mowing, string trimming, fertilizing, and weed control
  • growing plants and maintaining trees
  • snow removal
  • maintenance of buildings and cleaning restrooms
• Operate various equipment and vehicles, including:
  • dump trucks of less than 5 tons
  • complex mowers, tractors, and skid steers

Requirements

• Any experience and training that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Ability to:
  • follow oral and written instructions
  • operate equipment and vehicles used in daily work
  • learn policies and procedures
  • perform minor maintenance on tools and equipment
  • keep records
• Adequate physical strength, stamina, agility, and visual/auditory acuity to perform the duties.
• May be required to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits, and/or certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a cemetery setting.
• Groundskeeping experience.
• Snowplow and snowblower operation.
• Operation and maintenance of skid steer loaders and zero-turn lawn mowers.
• Operation of excavators and use of associated attachments.
• Experience setting federal grave markers.

Working Conditions

• Lift moderate to heavy weights.
• Exposure to extreme weather conditions and risk of injury from equipment.
• May require use of protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.
• May require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• Healthy work/life balance.

For details, visit the State Employee Benefits Overview page.