Cemetery Gardener EFZ Cemetery Rosenberg (100%)

Stadt Winterthur

Winterthur

Key information

Publication date:05 November 2025
Workload:100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Winterthur

Stadtgrün Winterthur plans, maintains, and manages the green and open spaces, the forest, the Bruderhaus wildlife park, the five cemeteries, as well as the crematorium of the garden city Winterthur. Our services are central to the quality of the garden city Winterthur as a residential and business location.

Your Tasks

Create seasonal grave plantings and perform the necessary maintenance work

Independently carry out various maintenance and upkeep tasks of the park-like cemetery facility (plants, meadows & lawn work, care of perennial beds & shrubs, plant usage)

Assist with burial work

Operate, handle, and maintain machines and work equipment

Assist in the training of apprentices

Your Profile

Completed training as a gardener EFZ with a specialization in horticulture and maintenance

Cemetery experience, ideally completed further training as a cemetery specialist and several years of experience in garden maintenance as well as good plant knowledge, especially of native flora and seasonal plants

Driver's license category B as well as the professional exam for operating machines and technical understanding for working with machines

Good physical condition, mental balance, empathetic handling of mourners

Team player, joy in the profession, high sense of responsibility, precise and careful work, service-oriented working style, German spoken and written

What We Offer

At least 5 weeks of vacation

Regular working hours (seasonal)

Diverse internal course offerings

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

Further benefits can be found on our website.

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Claudia Walter, Head of Cemetery Operations, phone +41 79 687 25 33. Learn more? https://stadt.winterthur.ch/

We look forward to your online application.