Security Guard PT 3rd

Overview of Company

Soules Foods is a thriving family-owned food company that has made a positive difference for its customers and consumers for nearly 50 years. Our purpose and promise of Great Food, Made Simple® drives us. Based in Tyler, Texas, the company is a leading national producer of ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook chicken and beef products and is the number one producer of chicken and beef fajitas in the USA. We proudly serve a broad portfolio of great-tasting, high-quality products sold throughout the US via retail, food service distributors, and restaurants. Our wide array of national customers includes prominent organizations such as Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, Sysco, and HEB. The company was established in 1975 by John Soules Sr., and the business is now in the second generation of family leadership. The organization has expanded dramatically over the past decade, and with its continued growth, it now has annual sales of approximately $1 billion. The company employs over 2,000 individuals and has three manufacturing facilities in Gainesville, Georgia; Valley, Alabama; and its headquarters in Tyler, Texas.

Job Summary

To provide excellent customer service in guest relations and ensure the safety and security of our visitors and staff. Serving as the first point of contact for visitors, customers, and colleagues, while maintaining a positive environment and providing an exceptional customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Observing and reporting activities and incidents
• Providing safety of property and personnel
• Maintaining visitor logs, deliveries, and exports
• Making periodic tours to check for irregularities
• Preserving order and acting to enforce regulations and directives for the site pertaining to personnel, visitors, and premises
• Controlling access to the facility through the admittance process
• Patrolling the facility on foot or in vehicle
• Checking for unsafe conditions, hazards, unlocked doors, security violations, blocked entrances and exits, mechanical problems, and unauthorized persons
• Protecting evidence or scene of incident in the event of accidents, emergencies, or security investigations
• Responding to incidents of fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, flooding, water discharge, hazardous materials, inclement weather, and other incidents or emergencies
• Preparing logs and reports as required

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Security Guard Certification required
• Reliable means of communication and transportation
• English proficiency (bilingual is a plus)
• Ability to maintain professional composure when dealing with unusual circumstances
• Ability to write routine correspondence, including logs and reports
• Working knowledge of or ability to learn security operations and procedures
• Willingness to submit to and pass pre-employment screening process, to include drug screen and background investigation
• Minimum 18 years of age

Skills & Abilities

• Energetic, personable, and dependable
• Strong commitment to providing world-class customer service
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Able to effectively handle potentially difficult situations in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Interpersonal and active listening skills
• Ability to easily establish rapport and credibility with a wide variety of personnel

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus

Location: Gainesville, GA
Department: Security
Reports To: Security Supervisor
Shift: 3rd Shift - 5pm to 5am, Weekends ONLY
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Travel: None
Work Remotely: No