Job Description
Job DescriptionPOSITION OBJECTIVE
Reports to Security Director. Guards property against fire, theft, vandalism and illegal entry by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Patrols, periodically, buildings and grounds of establishment or work site.
- Examine doors, windows and gates to determine that they are secure.
- Warning violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking or carrying forbidden articles, and expelling people engaging in suspicious or criminal acts.
- Inspect equipment and machinery to ascertain if tampering has occurred.
- Watches for and reports irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes and security doors left unlocked.
- Observes departing personnel to guard against theft of company property.
- Sounds alarm or calls police or fire department by telephone in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons. Permits authorize people to enter property.
- Registers at watch stations to record time of inspection trips.
- Records data such as property damage, unusual occurrences and malfunctioning of machinery or equipment.
- Regulates vehicle and pedestrian traffic at entrance to maintain orderly flow.
- Promotes good rapport with owners.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule including day/evening/night shifts, weekends and holidays
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- Security officers must meet Florida State requirements.
- Two or three years of previous security, military or law enforcement experience is required.
- Trade school or an A.A. in a relevant field is desired.
- High school diploma or equivalent is required. On the job training and career development courses are offered.
REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
- Excellent communication skills – writing; telephone and listening.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to stand, walk and/or sit and continuously perform essential job functions for duration of shift.
- Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency situations.
- Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, and walking significant distances between and within buildings on the property.
- Ability to grasp, lift and/or carry or otherwise move goods weighing a maximum of 50 lbs.
- Sufficient manual dexterity in hands. Ability to climb stairs and ladders at a rapid pace.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment is mainly inside the restaurant.