Target Security Specialist

About the role

The Starting Hourly Rate / Salario por Hora Inicial is $19.50 USD per hour. The Pay Range / Rango salarial is $19.50 USD - $29.25 USD per hour.

ALL ABOUT TARGET

As part of our collaborative and guest-obsessed team, you help us create an experience that makes guests say, “I love Target!” When you work at Target, you’re helping every family discover the joy in everyday life. You’re working alongside a dedicated team that cares, grows, and wins together. A team that is inclusive, makes connections, and brings their passion and pride to all that they do. You will deliver a destination shopping experience by providing a safe and secure environment for our guests and mitigate shortage risks in order to drive sales.

ALL ABOUT ASSETS PROTECTION

Assets Protection (AP) teams function to keep our guests, team and brand safe and secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing, investigating and resolving theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guest.

Skills

• Skills using intelligence-led tactics to keep team members and guests safe and secure
• Experience in crisis response, safety and crowd management; providing support to both guests and team members
• Skills in de-escalation as well as experience with recovering stolen merchandise to prevent shortage
• Ability to utilize Target's video surveillance system
• Ability to properly document cases using industry case management systems

Responsibilities

• Support sales by welcoming and engaging guests and team members at the front of store and on the sales floor; help guests find the products they are looking for in-store and online
• Lead a physical security culture for our team members and guests by assessing and maintaining safe and secure standards throughout the store, including exterior property
• Respond to and accurately document security incidents
• Understand and leverage escalation tools for guest issues in order to provide a safe and secure environment for our team members and guests
• Conduct productive merchandise recoveries and provide apprehension support as needed, strictly adhering to AP policies and procedures and AP leadership guidance
• Prevent theft and shortage at the front of store by performing receipt checks for exposed high-dollar merchandise
• Submit appropriate documentation in the system for all incidents following AP policy and procedures
• Understand and appropriately use the video system
• Train team members to apply merchandise protection and audit execution
• Teach and train team members on operational shortage focus area opportunities as directed by AP leadership
• Execute shortage action plans set by AP leadership to minimize shortage in focus areas
• Model working safely while maintaining a clean store for guests and team members
• Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older
• Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and other team members
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Effective communication skills
• Work both independently and with a team
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

Benefits

We are proud to provide benefits that support you, your family and your future.

Pay

The Starting Hourly Rate / Salario por Hora Inicial is $19.50 USD per hour. The Pay Range / Rango salarial is $19.50 USD - $29.25 USD per hour.

Schedule

A flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and regular attendance necessary.

Find competitive benefits

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

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