Transfer Care Specialist

McInnis & Holloway – Where Compassion Meets Innovation
We’ve listened. We’ve modernized. We’re evolving.

We’ve redefined what it means to work in the Funeral Services industry in 2025 – blending tradition with innovation to create a modern, meaningful, and balanced career.

The Future of Funeral Service is Here – Be Part of It

If you’re an experienced driver looking for:

🌲A workplace that truly values you

🌲A stable industry – no boom or bust career rollercoaster

🌲A career with purpose and real rewards

🌲A once-in-a-career opportunity

A Work-Life Balance That Actually Works

This position runs on a 4-days on, 4-days off schedule with 12-hour shifts.  The schedule rotates between 4 weeks of days, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, and 4 weeks of nights, 7:00 pm – 7:00 am.  But if you want more flexibility, our Piecework Program puts you in control:

🌲Take on extra shifts only when it fits your life

🌲Earn above time-and-a-half for those shifts

🌲In 2024, 93% of extra hours were voluntarily signed up for – because our team wanted to

Recognition That’s More Than Just Words

At McInnis & Holloway, we don’t just say we appreciate our team – we prove it:

🌲No “just deal with it or it’s always been that way” mentality.  We listen, adapt and improve

🌲20,000+ Kudos messages of appreciation exchanged in 2024

🌲$45,000 in gift cards earned through our Kudos Team Building Program

🌲A culture where your hard work is seen, valued, and rewarded

A Five-Star Funeral Home Experience

🌲State-of-the-art facilities

🌲Premium fleet vehicles

🌲Commitment to professional growth and educational support through training, leadership development, and cross-training opportunities

Real Support – Not Just Buzzwords

🌲New employees get 4 scheduled meetings per year with their manager

🌲Veteran employees get 2 scheduled meetings per year

🌲Built-in opportunities to be heard, supported, and set up for success

Industry-Leading Benefits & Perks

🌲Starting wage of $21.00/hour
🌲Comprehensive benefits package – healthcare, dental, and wellness programs

🌲Bonus program, savings & RRSP matching – employer contributions to your future

🌲Sabbatical program – take extended breaks to recharge and grow

🌲Company events – engage with your team in meaningful ways

🌲Professional wardrobe provided – work suits, dresses, shirts, and shoes covered

🌲Dry-cleaning & shoe polishing services

🌲Hands-on and supportive managers who guide and empower you to succeed

Your Role as a Transfer Care Specialist

As part of our transfer team, you’ll deliver on our promise of 5-Star Customer Service to our families by:

🌲Receiving decedents from place of death and transferring them into our care with dignity and respect

🌲Caring for decedents, preparing them for transfer and using a stretcher for transport to safekeeping at our private facility 

🌲Delivering decedents’ caskets or urns to the place of service

🌲Driving in and around Calgary and surrounding area in a professional manner 

🌲Setting up for identification viewings or visitations 

🌲Deliver important, confidential documents to our funeral home locations 

🌲Deliver flower arrangements for services 

🌲Wash and clean transfer vehicles, and Care Centre 

🌲Assist with funeral services as required 

🌲Other duties as assigned 

What You Bring

🌲5-Star customer service mindset

🌲Professional, kind, and caring demeanour with strong customer service skills and sensitive to cultural practices

🌲Current Class 5 (non GDL) Specialist’s license with a clean driving record (six or less demerits) and insured for a minimum of 3 years, along with a claims experience letter/statement from your insurance provider

🌲Be comfortable working with the deceased entrusted into our care and their grieving families

🌲Physically able to undertake the demands of the position – bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and able to lift and carry up to 75 kg and move a casket

🌲Flexible to work rotating 12-hour shift schedule

🌲Strong work ethic, reliable, punctual, honest, and able to work alone or in a team environment

🌲Strong attention to detail and effective problem-solving skills

🌲Excellent oral and written communication skills

🌲Comfortable with iPhone use and computers

🌲Be comfortable wearing the company uniform, PPE, and maintaining professional grooming standards as set forth by the company

🌲A clear background check (Security Clearance)

If you’re ready to join a team where compassion meets innovation, apply today to become a Transfer Care Specialist at McInnis & Holloway.

While we appreciate all applications, only those who most closely match the position requirements will be contacted. This competition will remain open until suitable candidates are found.

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