SECURITY GUARD

Security Guard

Security guard is to be alert to suspicious activity and safety issues on company property. You will present yourself in a professional manner acknowledging customers entering and leaving the store. The security officer will also be required to travel to various stores to perform the above security functions.

Essential Job Duties :

• Maintain an alert and highly visible position at or near the main entrance in an effort to deter shoplifters, robberies, and other security problems.
• Present yourself in a professional manner, acknowledging (greeting and thanking) customers entering and leaving the store.
• Periodically walk outside the front entrance and visually survey the parking lot for suspicious individuals, vehicles or activity.
• Patrols the sales floor, especially in areas identified as potential targets of shoplifters.
• Be aware of anyone entering the store with large bags, backpacks, etc.
• Will be responsible for checking all boxes that leave the store.
• Will make floor checks when requested by the store management personnel.
• Securing and watching the front door upon the stores closing of business for the day.
• Upon closing of store, checking all exits and doors to ensure that they are secured.
• Upon closing of store, will accompany the manager on duty checking the sales floor and back rooms to ensure all customers have left.
• Check all large bags and boxes taken out of the store by employees.
• Will report any safety hazards, suspicious persons or activities to the manager on duty.
• Will maintain a log of incidents that occurred during your shift that will be signed and reviewed by management.
• Will fill out an incident report on suspicious activities or security issues that will be forwarded to the Loss Prevention Department.
• Will be responsible for communicating all incidents to the management person on duty.
• When requested will watch associates to their cars from outside the front door.
• Understand and abide by all company policies and procedures.

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Compensation : Starting rate (as deemed by current pay schedule) or commensurate with experience.

The preceding information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory, or all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Management has the right to add, revise, or remove information in this description.