Cremating bodies of gentiles

Hello, I live in Europe and I was offered a job with a decent salary. My role would be to put the bodies of the deceased into the oven, operate the oven, and then arrange the ashes in a container and return them to the family. This is for a crematorium that serves the Christian community of the city. Is it permissible for me to take this job?

Dear …!<br>Hello,<br>You should not take this job for two reasons:<br>A. It is definitely possible that an assimilated Jew may turn to this facility, and you will not be able to refuse to cremate a body because the person was Jewish.<br>B. There is a dispute among authorities regarding the cremation of non-Jewish bodies, and even if it is only a rabbinic prohibition, it is still not permissible to engage in a job that includes an activity that is prohibited by some rabbinic authorities.<br>By maintaining respect for human dignity and abstaining from this work, may you merit abundant livelihood and blessing from heaven.

Sources: Gittin (61a); Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah 349:1) forbids it; Bi'ur HaGra (ibid) permits it; and see Piskei Teshuva (ibid) who cites that even according to the Shulchan Aruch, the prohibition is only rabbinic.