Crematorium technician

In your day-to-day duties you could:

• clean and prepare the chapel before the service
•  make sure cremation equipment operates safely
•  receive coffins and carry out identification checks
•  meet mourners as they arrive and escort them into the chapel
•  make sure that legislation and regulations are followed
•  operate cremation equipment
•  accompany visitors to existing memorials
•  keep records

• customer service skills
• sensitivity and understanding
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• the ability to work well with others
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• excellent verbal communication skills
• the ability to understand people’s reactions
• a desire to help people
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You can get into this job through:

• applying directly

With experience, you could move into crematorium management.