Funeral Service Operative
LB269– 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.
To drive and bear on funerals with great respect and to follow clear instructions from the garage foreman and the funeral conductor. To respectfully move deceased wherever required, to dress deceased with extreme care and respect for families and friends to view.
Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be considered.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Driving and bearing on funerals.
- Removal of deceased from houses, nursing homes and mortuaries.
- Delivering and collecting coffins to and from airports.
- Duty service according to rota.
- Delivering and collecting various documents.
- Dressing deceased in preparation for viewing.
- Ensure vehicles are cleaned daily, make sure oil, petrol, water etc is kept at correct levels.
- For the limos make sure they have wreath card envelopes, mass envelopes, flowers, nursing home letter and clean envelope, ensure you have enough song sheets. For Greek funerals take table, 2 towels and 2 bottles of water. If horse hearse, ensure you have trestles when going into the church or trolley if a casket.
- Drivers must wear a cap, ensure you know the location of the church, house or crematorium. Have trolley, trestles and if double funeral 2 trolleys and trestles
- Ensure you have a sufficient number of shoulder pads. They must be used at all times to carry coffin.
- Check before you leave the garage that you are wearing appropriate attire.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Competent, calm and ultra-smooth driver with clean licence.
- Caring and sympathetic attitude.
- Excellent communicator.
- Excellent timekeeping.
- Excellent listening skills.
- Smart and well presented.
Recommended Jobs
Applied Researcher (Monitoring)
Application deadline: We accept submissions until 16 January 2026. We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage early submissions. THE OPPORTUNITY Join our new AGI safety monitoring…
Resales & Staircasing Team Support
Resales & Staircasing Team Support Rate of pay: £16.44 per hour or £20.79 Umbrella Location: Islington (1 day per week) Job Type: Temporary (until end of March 2026)We are seeking a Customer J…
Distribution Account Manager - London, UK - Hybrid
Description At Gigamon, our purpose is to protect the hybrid networks and data of the largest, most complex organizations on the planet. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer a deep observab…
User Researcher
User Researcher Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to tr…
Senior Software Engineer (UK)
About Sequence Backed by a16z and Salesforce Ventures Sequence is reinventing the accounts receivable category building a flexible toolkit to help B2B finance teams to scale their revenue collecti…
Computing Teacher - Prestigious Private School -...
Computing Teacher – Prestigious Private School – Nottingham Are you an ambitious and innovative Computing Teacher seeking a rewarding opportunity at a leading independent school in Nottinghamshire…
Mathematics Teacher - Independent Boys’ School in Wandsworth
Mathematics Teacher – Independent Boys’ School in Wandsworth (January Start) Location: Wandsworth School Type: Independent Boys’ Secondary School Start Date: January 2026 Contract: Full…
Counsel, Commercial Contacts EMEA
Were creating a new Counsel Commercial EMEA role to support our continued growth across the region. Based in our London office this role sits at the heart of our Go-To-Market organization and partner…
EYFS ASD Teaching Assistant
EYFS ASD Teaching Assistant - Enfield - Primary School - £90-£105 a day (dependent on experience) - Immediate Start * EYFS ASD Teaching Assistant with extensive ASD experience * EYFS ASD Teaching …
Early Years Teaching Assistant in Willesden
Early Years Teaching Assistant role in Willesden, NW London A forward thinking and joyful primary school are looking for an Early Years Teaching Assistant to join their team in September, likely to …