Utility Officer - Lake Wales, FL

Walden Security•Orlando, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Guards industrial or commercial property against fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry. This is an on-call position with no set schedule, requiring availability for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts. The officer must be able to travel between locations around Auburndale, Lake Wales, Tampa, and Orlando. The role involves patrolling buildings, grounds, lobbies, corridors, and public rooms, conferring with management, interviewing guests and employees, and investigating disturbances, complaints, thefts, vandalisms, and accidents. The officer will also patrol public areas to detect fires and unsafe conditions, examine doors, windows, and gates for security, and monitor thermostatic controls. Responsibilities include recording data, reporting irregularities, warning violators, apprehending individuals engaged in suspicious or criminal acts, and notifying staff of the presence of persons with questionable reputations. The role also involves permitting authorized persons, regulating traffic, driving a radio-equipped car to check alarms, sounding alarms, calling emergency services, assisting management in emergencies, apprehending unauthorized persons, and writing reports. The position requires availability for all schedules and shifts, including short-notice call-offs.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos using the English language.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of Internet programs, Word Processing software and other software as required.
Ability to pass a drug screen and criminal background check.
Vehicle operators must be at least 25 years of age and have a driving record with no more than one moving violation.
Must possess reliable transportation.
Valid Drivers' License.
Must possess both Florida State Security Class D Unarmed License and Class G Armed License.
Must be available to work all schedules and shifts and be available to work on short notice for call-offs.

Responsibilities

Patrols, periodically, buildings and grounds of industrial plants or commercial establishments, docks, logging camp area, or work site.
Patrols lobbies, corridors, and public rooms, confers with management, interviews guests and employees, and interrogates persons to detect infringements and investigate disturbances, complaints, thefts, vandalisms, and accidents.
Patrols public areas to detect fires, unsafe conditions, and missing or inoperative safety equipment.
Examines doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure.
Performs and sets thermostatic controls to maintain specified temperatures in buildings or cold storage rooms.
Registers at watch stations to record time of inspection trips.
Inspects assigned areas and records data such as property damage, unusual occurrences, and malfunctioning of machinery or equipment, for use of supervisory staff.
Watches for and reports irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked.
Warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles, and apprehends or expels persons engaging in suspicious or criminal acts.
Notifies staff of presence of persons with questionable reputations.
Permits authorized persons and regulate vehicle/pedestrian traffic at plant entrance to maintain orderly flow.
Drives radio equipped car to through client's establishment, check alarms and locates sources of alarm.
Sounds alarm or calls police or fire department by telephone in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons.
Assists management and enforcement officers in emergency situations.
Apprehends unauthorized persons found on property, using armed force if necessary, and releases them to custody of authorities.
Contacts supervisor by radio or telephone to report irregularities and obtain further instructions.
Writes investigation and automobile usage reports.