LB266 - Funeral Operative
Location: Croydon
Salary: OTE £30,000
Overview:
First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Funeral Operative on behalf of one of our clients. The role involves driving and bearing on funerals with great respect and following clear instructions from the garage foreman and the funeral conductor. Responsibilities include respectfully moving deceased individuals and dressing them with extreme care for families and friends to view.
Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel; however, all candidates will be considered.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Driving and bearing on funerals.
2. Removal of deceased from houses, nursing homes, and mortuaries.
3. Delivering and collecting coffins to and from airports.
4. Duty service according to rota.
5. Delivering and collecting various documents.
6. Dressing deceased in preparation for viewing.
7. Ensure vehicles are cleaned daily and maintain correct levels of oil, petrol, and water.
8. For limousines, ensure you have wreath card envelopes, mass envelopes, flowers, nursing home letters, and clean envelopes. Ensure you have enough song sheets. For Greek funerals, take a table, 2 towels, and 2 bottles of water. If using a horse-drawn hearse, ensure you have trestles when going into the church or a trolley if carrying a casket.
9. Drivers must wear a cap and know the locations of the church, house, or crematorium. Have a trolley, trestles, and if it's a double funeral, ensure you have 2 trolleys and trestles.
10. Ensure you have a sufficient number of shoulder pads, which must be used at all times to carry the coffin.
11. Check before leaving the garage that you are wearing appropriate attire.
Skills and Qualifications:
1. Competent, calm, and ultra-smooth driver with a clean licence.
2. Caring and sympathetic attitude.
3. Excellent communicator.
4. Excellent timekeeping.
5. Excellent listening skills.
6. Smart and well presented.
Job Info
Job Title: Funeral Service Operative
Company: CV-Library
Location: Croydon
Posted: Dec 2nd 2024
Closes: Jan 2nd 2025
Sector: Other
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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