Walden Security is hiring a
Security Officer

Summary

Join our team as a Utility (Flex) Officer and play a vital role in maintaining the safety and security of our clients' properties. As a key member of our operations team, you will be responsible for patrolling buildings and grounds, detecting and reporting irregularities, and assisting management and enforcement officers in emergency situations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Where applicable: State Security Officer License; Certification in the use of weapons, State Armed License if required; Valid Drivers' License, if in driving position; CPR/AED/First Aid Certification may be needed

Responsibilities

• Trained and qualified to work multiple posts, in case of call-offs or vacations
• Patrols, periodically, buildings and grounds of industrial plant or commercial establishment, docks, logging camp area, or work site
• Patrols lobbies, corridors, and public rooms, confers with management, interviews guests and employees, and interrogates persons to detect infringements and investigate disturbances, complaints, thefts, vandalisms, and accidents
• Patrols public areas to detect fires, unsafe conditions, and missing or inoperative safety equipment
• Examines doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure
• Performs and sets thermostatic controls to maintain specified temperature in buildings or cold storage rooms
• Registers at watch stations to record time of inspection trips
• Inspects assigned areas and records data such as property damage, unusual occurrences, and malfunctioning of machinery or equipment, for use of supervisory staff
• Watches for and reports irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked
• Warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles, and apprehends or expels persons engaging in suspicious or criminal acts
• Notifies staff of presence of persons with questionable reputations
• Permits authorized persons and regulate vehicle/pedestrian traffic at plant entrance to maintain orderly flow
• Drives radio equipped car to through client's establishment, check alarms and locates sources of alarm
• Sounds alarm or calls police or fire department by telephone in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons
• Assists management and enforcement officers in emergency situations
• Apprehends unauthorized persons found on property, using armed force if necessary, and releases them to custody of authorities
• Contacts supervisor by radio or telephone to report irregularities and obtain further instructions
• Writes investigation and automobile usage reports

Benefits

We offer every employee — from executive managers to administrative support to security professionals — unique and generous benefits, as well as opportunities for career growth