Experienced Armed Security Officer – Chicago, IL

S&C Electric Company•Chicago, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate our security function. As a Security Officer, you’ll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team. Officers perform duties in three main categories: Patrolling the facility for the S&C Ridge Boulevard Industrial Campus, Assignment to the Security Operations Center (SOC), and Operating the security gatehouses.

Requirements

High School diploma or acceptable General Educational Development (GED).
Illinois Driver’s License and Illinois Firearms Owner’s Identification Card.
Good verbal and written communication skills; proficiency with personal computers.
State of Illinois Security Officer 40-Hour Training Program for armed security.
A Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) and ability to successfully obtain the Firearm Authorization Card (FAC) issued from the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
4 years of security or related background.
Certified in the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus.

Nice To Haves

Some college preferred.
Industrial security, law enforcement, or military experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Drafting clear, accurate, and timely incident and daily field activity reports.
Regulating traffic and parking conditions, preventing loss of property, providing an environment that ensures personal safety, and responding to emergency situations.
Assisting in medical emergencies, fire, hazardous material releases, unauthorized entry, confined space rescue, severe weather conditions, and building evacuations.
Documenting investigations conducted in response to duties and emergency situations.
Monitoring all facility fire, building supervisory, high voltage supply, intrusion alarms and closed circuit video systems.
Weighing, staging and directing all commercial deliveries and shipments.
Functioning as the radio communications dispatcher and telephone switchboard operator off-hours.
Monitoring vehicular, visitor and team member traffic.
Directing all shipping and receiving transports.
Screening contractors and issuing identification badges and parking permits.
Maintaining and logging information on all commercial-related entrants.
Performing other duties as required.