Facility / Gate Guard
Position Summary: The Facility Guard is responsible for ensuring the protection of persons, property, and equipment at the assigned facility/location. The Facility Guard will safely and effectively monitor the traffic in and out of the assigned facility/location by performing the duties outlined in this job description.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Monitoring – Remains alert for the presence of unauthorized persons and/or safety and security policy violator; patrols assigned area as necessary on foot to ensure personnel, area, building and/or equipment security; performs periodic checks of emergency call boxes and/or street lights to ensure proper functioning; reports all malfunctioning as required
- Policing – Approaches suspicious person(s) with caution and care and/or notifies authorities (internal to company or police, depending upon appropriate response based upon sound judgment); watches for irregularities, such as security breaches, facility/area and safety hazards, and emergency situations; contacts appropriate company personnel and/or emergency responders (police, fire, and/or ambulance personnel, as required); informs and warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles
- Record-keeping – Prepares routine, standardized reports and/or completes standardized forms and/or photocopies necessary identification as required by company standard operating procedure
- Safety, Sanitation, Security – Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area. Assist in maintaining the security of the facility/warehouse/location. Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety. Comply with OSHA, SDS, and Port City Logistics Safety Standards.
Non-Essential Responsibilities:
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills / Qualifications
| Education | High school diploma, GED, or equivalent |
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| Experience | (none required but preferred/appreciated) |
| Certification(s) | (none) |
| Reading | Moderate – Ability to read written instructions, manuals, order requests, bills of lading, container detail reports, machine equipment readings, measurements, or gauges; ability to have attention to detail and to have moderate reading comprehension skills (English) |
| Math | Moderate – Ability to count accurately, do simple math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), write legibly, read numbers, and correctly complete mathematical problems in situations that require a mathematical resolution (e.g. inventory discrepancy) |
| Writing | Ability to write correctly, legibly, and often detail-oriented information |
| Managerial | (none) |
| Policy / Decision Making | (none) |
| Technical Skills | Ability to use a physical, digital time clock; to use a computer and/or printer and/or copy machine; to use a calculator; to use a hand held radio |
| Interpersonal / Human Relations Skills | Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others in a close working environment or over a great distance via hand held radio; ability to efficiently coordinate work and to work as a team with internal and external employees of the company |
| Training | This position requires satisfactory completion of New Hire Safety Training provided by the employer |
As a condition of employment, employee must successfully complete a background investigation and a pre-employment drug/alcohol test.
Preferred Skills / Qualifications
| Certification(s) | State security officer license and/or security officer training certifications |
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Physical Demands
- Constant sitting
- Frequent bending
- Somewhat frequent movement
- Extended periods of time during which this person must be capable of sitting, standing, and/or walking
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds
Environment
- Extreme Temperatures – Seasonally, employees may experience heat, cold, and extreme temperatures
- Wetness and/or Humidity – Seasonally, employees may experience bodily discomfort from moisture
- Noise and Vibration – Often (daily) employees may experience noise and/or vibration sufficient to cause hearing loss
- Physical Hazards – Frequently (daily or several times per week) employees may experience exposure to dangerous machinery
Primary Work Location
- Office Environment
- Warehouse
- Vehicle
- Outdoors
- Other (specify): also inside a free-standing guard shack that has a window A/C unit
Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Safety Vest
- Steel toe boots/shoes
- Hard Hat (required only for the Satellite Logistics accounts)
- Full face respirators (required only for bag dump procedure)
Optional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Safety Glasses
- Ear Plugs
- Gloves
Important Note: This job description reflects the current assignment of essential and non-essential functions and is not meant to be all-inclusive nor serve as an agreement of employment. Duties and responsibilities may be assigned or reassigned to this job at any time.