Crematorium and Cemetery Operative

Bereavement Services is part of Sheffield City Council and is committed to providing the best possible service to bereaved families of Sheffield and surrounding areas. We manage and maintain 16 cemeteries carrying out over 1500 burials per year across the city. Our two crematoriums City Road and Hutcliffe Wood carry out over 2700 cremations per year.

The main office is situated at City Road Cemetery where callers and visitors are treated with dignity, respect and in a professional manner. We strive to maintain the core values of the council by ‘being open and honest’, ‘working together to get things done’ and most importantly maintaining our own mantra ‘that people are at the heart of what we do’.

Our Bereavement Services team have vacancies for qualified Cremator and Cemetery Operatives.

Successful candidates will be highly flexible, well-motivated and possess excellent communication skills with a commitment to providing and maintaining the highest level of service to the bereaved. Some evening and weekend work will be expected.

You will be required to operate the cremators at both our sites in the city and work front of house duties dealing directly with members of the public and Funeral Directors.

As such, it is essential that applicants hold a Cremator Technician’s Certificate of proficiency, (CTTS), and can demonstrate previous experience in the cremation process. Including maintaining and recording accurate records for inspection by The Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA) and The Environmental Health Authority EHA.

Experience of working with IFZW cremators or Facultatieve Cremators would be advantageous.

In addition to the above successful candidates will be required to attend funeral services in our 16 cemeteries, working with members of the public and Funeral Directors to ensure the smooth running of our burial service. Therefore, you will be expected to work outdoors for sustained periods of time. Some lone working is required to fulfil both elements of this role.

It is also essential that the post holder is proficient in information technology and has a calm and mature manner.

A full driving licence is essential for this post.

Please read the job description and person specification for this post carefully before completing your application and if you would like to find out more about the post please make enquiries with Michael Kerrigan 07810 855828 or email: michael.kerrigan@sheffield.gov.uk.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.