Full-time

Grave Digging Operative

Posted by Berry Recruitment • Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

📍 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 🕒 June 24, 2026

About the Role

Cemetery Grave Digging Operative - 42 hours per week Mon-Fri + On-call rota for weekend standby works

To be responsible for the safe preparation, digging and management of grave sites, through both manual and machine excavation in line with our client's requirements and instructions.

To ensure all graves are excavated safely, following industry good practice with the use of appropriate shoring equipment, as per instructed date and time instructions.

To ensure all graves are correctly reinstated following burials, and topped up as required/requested.

To be required to be on standby and call-out on rota outside normal working hours (weekends and BH).

To liaise with all clients, stakeholders and other cemetery representatives as part of the burial process

To be responsible for planning and managing work time/loads around burial requirements.

To operate a variety of plant and machinery as required, including mini-excavators, ride...

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