WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Palliser Furniture Ltd. is currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to fill the role of Security Officer. The successful candidate will contribute to a safe environment for all who access Palliser Furniture properties and provide the security function for all Winnipeg facilities, including products, employees, and visitors, while maintaining professionalism, respect, and customer service.

THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION WOULD INCLUDE:

• Follow the “Standard Operating Procedures” to control access to Palliser property, including registration of visitors and trailers and prevents and/or detects breeches in the security as it pertains to Palliser policies and the law.
• Provides directions to visitors to the property including ambulance, fire, and police.
• Use security cameras on a regular basis throughout the day and evening shifts.
• Documents and controls removal of product from Palliser property and distributed documents to truck drivers for shipments of Palliser product.
• Daily assessment of security risks of the site each day taking into account information such as layoffs and terminations.
• Maintains patrols of areas internally and externally to Palliser property based on the “Site Standing Orders” including checking of boilers, sprinklers, doors, gates, etc.
• May conduct property searches (e.g. lockers, vehicles, purses) based on a directive from divisional management/security supervisor according to Search and Seizure Policy.
• Deals with employee conflicts (i.e. scratch to a vehicle, someone bothering an employee) and negotiates with individuals who may be hostile or have weapons, drugs in their possession on Palliser property.
• Ensure that Custom and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CT-PAT) regulations have been followed with respect to sealing of trailers and that the drivers present proper paperwork when accessing or leaving the property.
• Resolves any discrepancies with shipping leaders and may place a load on hold.
• May assist the supervisor in internal or external investigations related to security.
• Handout out warning tickets to vehicles that are parked where they should not be.
• Respond to emergency situations such as bomb threats, situations of fire, police or crowd control.