Gate Guard

For over 120 years, Americold has connected producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to ensure food stays safe, fresh, and accessible. With 240+ facilities across four continents and 14,000+ team members, we're a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics. Our mission is to help our customers feed the world — and we're looking for people who share that purpose.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibility: control access for all incoming and outgoing traffic into the facility yard, document truck and trailer arrivals in various systems, verify paperwork and load accuracy upon exit, and perform physical door checks throughout the facility as required.

• Guard the entrance to the facility, grounds, warehouse, or other property to control traffic to and from buildings and grounds
• Prevent unauthorized individuals from entering restricted areas
• Open gates to allow entrance or exit of employees, truckers, and authorized visitors
• Check credentials or approved roster before admitting anyone through the gates
• Direct visitors and truckers to various parts of grounds or buildings
• Inspect outgoing traffic to prevent unauthorized removal of company property or product
• Perform data entry to record number of trucks, work orders, or other carriers entering or leaving the facility
• Input data into systems
• Write reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as theft, equipment or property damage, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences
• Answer telephone and transfer calls to different departments
• May be required to operate a company security vehicle to perform physical door checks
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and understand directions
• Previous related experience preferred

Qualifications

• Excellent and proven interpersonal and customer service skills (verbal and written)
• Proven ability to cope with conflict, stress, and crisis situations
• Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, high-stress environment
• Excellent communication and verbal skills with all levels of the organization
• Clean driving record, if assignment requires operating a company security vehicle

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching or bending
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks
• May require ability to occasionally lift, carry, position, and move objects weighing up to 20 pounds
• Requires ability to work Saturdays and overtime

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

Americold offers best-in-class benefit programs designed to support your health, financial well-being, and future. U.S. benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Paid time off

Some benefits may vary depending on the particular position and whether it is covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Job location: 1010 Americold Dr, Rochelle, IL