Unarmed Guard Houston Fallbrook

Summary:

Guards industrial or commercial property against fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This will be outlined in assigned post orders. Duties may include the following (other duties may be assigned by the Site Manager or Site Supervisors):

• Trained and qualified to work multiple posts, in case of call-offs or vacations.
• Patrols, periodically, buildings and grounds of industrial plant or commercial establishment, 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 temperature 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.

Qualifications:

• US Citizen or Legal Resident
• 21 years of age or older
• Current Level II with the State of TX(non-commissioned/unarmed)
• Pass a drug/alcohol test
• Pass Medical Exam
• Must have valid TX DL or TX ID
• High School Diploma or GED
• Proficient in English and pass a reading test with minimum 9th grade comprehension
• Computer literate
• Criminal Background check will be conducted and no final or pending Felony charges/convictions, crime of violence, or serious misdemeanor (nothing greater than a class C misdemeanor) will disqualify applicant from working on this contract
• 1 year of armed and/or unarmed security experience is preferred
• Have assigned Metro Card for official use only