Security Supervisor

Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5 days/week)

About the Role

The Security Supervisor leads security operations at an assigned Global Power Components facility. This hands-on leadership position requires sound judgment, professionalism, accountability, and the ability to proactively identify opportunities to strengthen physical security, operational consistency, and incident prevention.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations for an assigned facility.
• Serve as the primary security leader and point of contact for site leadership.
• Supervise, coach, and develop security team members while promoting professionalism, accountability, and customer service.
• Ensure appropriate staffing, scheduling, and security coverage across assigned shifts and locations.
• Conduct patrols, inspections, and reviews of security operations to ensure compliance with company standards and procedures.
• Conduct site security assessments and identify opportunities to strengthen physical security and reduce risk.
• Respond to incidents, emergencies, workplace disruptions, theft concerns, and access control issues.
• Lead preliminary investigations, gather facts and documentation, and prepare accurate incident reports.
• Identify trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for preventive action.
• Recommend and support implementation of security improvements, procedures, and corrective actions.
• Partner with Operations, HR, Safety, Facilities, and Maintenance on security-related matters.
• Maintain schedules, reports, post orders, and security documentation.
• Support training, onboarding, audits, emergency preparedness activities, and security-related projects.
• Communicate site risks, staffing needs, incidents, and improvement opportunities to Security leadership.

Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Emergency Management, Business, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in corporate security, industrial security, law enforcement, military, corrections, loss prevention, emergency response, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory, military leadership, law enforcement leadership, or equivalent people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage incidents, conduct investigations, and hold employees accountable.
• Strong communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, industrial, logistics, warehouse, or distribution experience.
• Military leadership, law enforcement supervision, corrections supervision, or corporate security leadership experience.
• Experience conducting security assessments, investigations, and risk mitigation activities.
• Experience with access control, surveillance, badge, and visitor management systems.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Success in This Role

• Maintain effective and professional security operations for the assigned site.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team.
• Improve incident response, documentation, and accountability.
• Identify and reduce security risks before they become incidents.
• Build strong relationships with site leadership and business partners.
• Drive continuous improvement in security practices, procedures, and overall site security effectiveness.