Armed Security Officer - Military Base

About the role

Armed Security Officers are responsible for protecting the site’s building, grounds, assets, employees, tenants, and visitors against criminal activity, accidents, and fires. In this region, you will protect one of the State's most critical infrastructures: our military bases. You will work on a team to control access to the facility at all entry/exit points and perform vehicle patrols around the grounds.

Responsibilities

• Conduct foot and vehicle patrols dependent on the site location.
• Customer Relations – Highly reliant on customer relations with clients, resident families, and residents.
• Access Control – Ensure only authorized individuals are allowed access to the site.
• Camera Monitoring – Monitor CCTV for safety and security concerns.
• Foot Patrol – Patrol the interior and exterior of the various buildings on site, keeping an eye out for security, safety, or maintenance issues.
• Mobile Patrol – Patrol parking lots, roads, building exteriors, and remote locations in a security vehicle.
• Monitor Fire Alarms – Ensure fire alarms are working accurately.
• Provide excellent customer service when dealing with visitors, staff, and leadership.
• Observe and report activities and incidents at assigned client locations.
• Guard posts – this may include building lobbies, gates, reception areas, control centers, etc.
• Conduct periodic foot patrols of the assigned locations.
• Ensure unauthorized persons do not enter restricted areas.
• Ensure a safe and secure environment for all employees and visitors and enforce policies and procedures for the site location.
• Check for employee and vendor identifications.
• Look for suspicious persons, packages, and activities.
• Respond to emergency situations.
• Maintain regular communication with clients, follow through with client requests, and keep operations managers updated on client communications.
• Follow and enforce site-specific post guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old and possess a high school diploma or equivalent education certification, such as a GED, per MCL 338.106717(2).
• Must have a current, valid Concealed Pistol License (CPL).
• Must be able to pass a drug screening at the time of hire and randomly thereafter (including for marijuana). Compliance with federal laws regarding marijuana use is required, regardless of recreational or medicinal use.
• May not have any felony convictions and must be able to pass a criminal background check in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.

Benefits

• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Hands-On Firearm & Use of Force Training
• CPL Initial Licensure & Renewal Reimbursement (full reimbursement after 6 months of continuous employment as an Armed Security Officer in good standing if you do not currently have a Michigan CPL).
• Voluntary Benefits:
  • Critical Illness
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Identity Theft Protection

Pay

$20.00/hr

Schedule

• 1 Full-Time 2nd shift opening
• 1 Part-Time 3rd shift opening