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Security Officer - Refinery Gate Driver

Allied Universal, North America's leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and collaborative workplace, you will be part of a team that contributes to a culture that positively impacts the communities and customers we serve. As a Security Officer - Refinery Gate Driver in Sulphur, LA, you will serve and safeguard clients in a range of industries such as Chemical/Petrochemical, and more. Join a leading team where flexibility meets opportunity. As a Part-Time Security Officer, you can build a schedule that works for you and explore new roles using our Claim a Shift platform.

As an Access Control Officer at a chemical and petrochemical location, you will greet personnel and visitors, verify credentials, issue and manage badges, and help maintain orderly entry and exit points. You will complete security-related checks, document activity, and communicate clearly with site teams and leadership. This is a driving post requiring a valid driver's license in the job state, and it offers a role where agility, teamwork, and integrity matter every day.

Position Type: Part Time

Pay Rate: $15.50 / Hour

Job Schedule: Day

Wed 04:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sat 04:30 AM - 04:30 PM

Why Join Us:

• Smart Tools: Access to our exclusive technology to view and claim additional shifts to earn more.
• Career Growth: Get paid training and access to career growth opportunities.
• Financial Benefits: Participate in our retirement savings plan to invest in your future.
• Exclusive Perks: Enjoy discounts on top brands and services through our Perks Program.

What You'll Do:

• Provide customer service to our clients by carrying out security-related procedures, site-specific policies and when appropriate, emergency response activities.
• Control access at gates and/or entry points by checking identification, issuing visitor credentials, verifying appointments and documenting entries and exits per site requirements.
• Screen employees, contractors and visitors for required authorizations, required training status and restricted-area permissions before allowing access.
• Coordinate vehicle entry and exit by confirming driver identification, validating delivery paperwork, directing traffic flow and completing vehicle and load documentation as required by site policy.
• Monitor alarms, access control systems, cameras and communication channels, and report unusual activity using established escalation procedures.
• Maintain accurate logs and reports including shift activity, visitor records, key control records, pass-down information and incident documentation.
• Respond to incidents and critical situations in a calm, problem-solving manner, including notifications to site representatives and Allied Universal leadership as appropriate.
• Conduct regular and random patrols around the location, including exterior areas, perimeter points, parking areas and critical infrastructure zones, watching for conditions that could lead to loss and/or interruption of operations.
• Enforce posted rules related to restricted areas, photography limitations, prohibited items and credential display, using a professional customer service approach.
• Support emergency response activities such as assisting with evacuations, controlling access to affected areas and guiding arriving responders to the correct location.

Minimum Requirements:

• A valid driver's license is required in the state where the job is located.
• Applicants must have 1+ years' law enforcement experience or 2+ years' security supervisor/manager experience or 3+ years' security experience.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs is preferred.
• At this site there are limited on-site facilities such as portable toilets and rustic guard shacks.
• Access control and/or badge experience is preferred.
• Be at least 18 years of age for unarmed roles; 21+ years of age for armed roles.
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.
• Allied Universal will consider qualified applications with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.
• As a condition of employment, applicants will be subject to a drug screen to the extent permitted by law.
• Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment.

Allied Universal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law.