Employer: ICEBOLETHU GROUP
Ref num: Jozini: 300643 JZN; Eshowe: 300643 ESHW; Nongoma: 300643 NGM; Empangeni: 300643 EPMG and Umkomaas: 300643 UMKS
Location: Various Areas
Salary: negotiable
Closing date: 15 July 2025
Description
Icebolethu Group is an Authorised Financial Service Provider FSP45714 and a Level 1 BBBEE Contributor is South Africa’s second largest Funeral Assurance Group. Winner of the Standard Bank KZN – Top Brand award for 2022 provides a centre of excellence and a leading provider of dignified burial solutions.
Icebolethu Burial Services, a subsidiary of Icebolethu Group is currently in search of suitable candidates to fill the position/s of Casual Funeral Undertaker located in various areas. The position/s are available on a casual basis within the Fleet Centre, a Division of Icebolethu Group. The successful candidate will be required to perform tasks and responsibilities supporting Burial team’s activities.
Qualifications, Competencies & Experience
Minimum Qualifications.
- Grade 12
- Certificate in Funeral Practice.
- Diploma/Degree in Mortuary Science or Forensics Sciences Advantageous.
- Valid driver license with PDP.
Skills and Experience required.
- Working Experience as an Embalmer advantageous.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Reliable transportation.
Attributes:
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and business skills.
- Strong ethical and moral values.
- Good time management.Responsibilities Required:
- Responding to clients that require funeral services assistance and assisting them in line with
- Icebolethu Burial Services processes and procedures.
- Drive allocated vehicle to conduct removal of the deceased from place of death to a designated parlour.
- Assisting in the processing of burial orders and any other funeral related documents.
- Assisting in the preparation of deceased this includes washing, dressing and arranging for the viewing of the body, undertaking and other areas of funerals.
- Prepare the body for washing, dressing and embalming whenever need arises.
- Assisting in taking bereaved families to the chapel for service and viewing of the body.
- Drive allocate vehicle to ferry the deceased to place of burial.
- Operate and clean cemetery equipment.
- Check all cemetery equipment after use and report any faults found.
- Clean vehicles daily.
- Conduct vehicle checks daily using the standard vehicle check list provided.
- Log mileage and reference for all trips.
- Record all fuel transactions in line with vehicle mileage logbook.
- Clean removal equipment.
- Monitoring and smooth coordination of all burial’s services.
- Comply with Icebolethu’s Code of Conduct for Drivers and all other laid down rules as follows:
- Drive hearse wearing a jacket all the time.
- Wind windows halfway down
- Switch off music during funeral procession.
- No waving or hooting to friends or chatting.
- No eating or drinking alcohol/ beverages.
- No smoking
- Not to exceed 100km/ph.
- Communicate to all parties involved about all events.
- Do not misinform clients.
- Do not use company vehicles unless authorized by management.
- Timeous communication with family representatives and office to ensure smooth coordination of all funerals.
- Pitching tents, fixtures and flower setting up.
- Night duties
- Any other duty as may be assigned.