Security Guard I

Boise Cascade•Havana, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for a variety of security and safety duties within the plant. The Security Guard I ensures the security of the premises, monitors activities, responds to incidents, and maintains various records and logs. This role also involves assisting with safety procedures, maintaining equipment, and performing general upkeep of the security area and surrounding grounds. The company reserves the right to alter the employee’s work schedule (both days and hours), require the employee to work on weekends and holidays, and alter the employee’s duties and responsibilities. In accepting employment, the employee agrees that he/she is responsible for being knowledgeable of all policies and procedures in the company’s Policy Manuals.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Valid state driver’s license and clean driving record
Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Able to write routine reports and correspondence
Able to speak effectively with fellow employees and Supervisors
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fraction, and decimals
Able to understand production numbers, goals, and quotas
Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Responsibilities

Picks up trash bags from the front office by 9 PM.
Cleans out cigarette butt barrels, changes trash bags at scales, walkway, and employee parking lot each Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Checks the inventory of PPE at the beginning of the shift to ensure an adequate supply for on-coming shifts.
Responds to all codes in a timely manner and fills out an incident report if needed.
Delivers messages to supervisors.
Issues PPE to employees at shift changes.
Provides fire watch after welding on mill holidays as needed.
Responds to calls from maintenance when the lockout of sprinkler system shut-off valves are being removed.
Monitors sprinkler system drain lines in winter to prevent freezing.
Reports neighbor’s complaints of noise or smoke to management.
Follows established procedures for contacting chip hauling company when the red light comes on at the chip bin.
Admits chip trucks to mill and weighs out chip trucks.
Issues fuel at fuel area and records in the log when called.
Ensures all visitors and contractors have the appropriate insurance, PPE, and passes prior to admitting them to the mill.
Checks materials released at the security gate when a contractor or employee fills out a materials release before they go out the gate.
Issues supplies to millwrights from supply room upon request.
Checks out maintenance forklift and Manlift upon request and locks up when the requester is done with it.
Checks out Confined Space equipment and gas-testing meter to Supervisors, turns on and calibrates meter at the guard shack; when entry is finished, ensures equipment is returned to guard shack; documents in security log.
Checks the security truck (fluid level, leaks, tires, and cleanliness) at the beginning of the shift and records the results on the Truck Checklist.
Briefs the oncoming Security Guard.
Completes all required paperwork before the end of the shift.
Immediately notifies HR Manager, Safety Coordinator and Plant Manager of all recordable injuries.
Administers first aid; transports employees to doctor/hospital/home in security truck when necessary.
Completes an incident report for all injuries, first aid cases, and near misses; makes copies and puts in the Department Head, Plant Manager, HR Manager and Safety Coordinator’s mailboxes in the front office.
Logs all activities and calls on the security log.
Inspects areas around completed hot work where permits are issued and picks-up permits on the last walkthrough of the shift.
Picks up trash/debris around the fence line of the plant (including the front office area and outside the gate at the scales).
Monitors storm water holding pond during rain events to make sure no discharge occurs.
Fills in for other Security Guards as needed.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Disinfects first aid table with 10% bleach solution every Wednesday.
Empties trash cans in the break room on weekends.
Vacuums interior of Security truck on Saturday.
Monitors eye-wash stations to ensure they are clean and in good working order each Monday.
Maintains maintenance records for pick-up truck and schedules routine maintenance as needed.
Assists with annual hearing tests for employees (normally in July).