Security Guard

Definition: Under limited supervision, patrols the landfill area to prevent unauthorized activity.

Tasks:

Patrols the landfill during evening, night, and weekend hours to ensure that unauthorized persons do not enter the landfill; prevents vandalism to equipment, buildings, and other property; reports any unusual activities at the landfill to the proper authorities; notifies the Fire Department in case of fire.

Travels to all entrance and exit gates to check that they are securely closed and locked and rechecks them on a periodic basis; checks all doors and windows to ensure that they are securely closed and locked. Prepares detailed reports of any unusual occurrences during the evening, night, or weekend hours when the landfill is closed.

Responsibilities include: checking building generators to make sure they are functional in case of a power outage; documenting leachate meter readings; performing litter patrol from the entrance traffic light to the scalehouse; picking up large debris along the main hauling roads; directing traffic and checking customer loads and paperwork on heavy traffic days to ensure efficient flow in and out of the scalehouse; keeping water pumps along roads fueled following storm events; and performing all miscellaneous jobs or tasks as requested by operations supervisors.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics:

• Knowledge of general security and patrol procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of the information needed in reports of incidents occurring during the hours the landfill is closed.
• Skill in preventing unauthorized access to the landfill.
• Skill in preparing reports of unusual incidents.

Minimum Qualifications:

-Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and possess a valid driver’s license, issued by the State of Arizona, with no suspensions, denials, revocations, or interlock device requirements, and have no citations issued for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance within one (1) year. 

-Must be able to pass pre-employment and random drug screening tests.

-Graduation from high school or GED equivalent preferred, but not required.