Job description
Job Title: Safety & Security Specialist
Reports To: Retail Asset Protection Supervisor
Required Years of Experience: 5+
Location: Downtown Seattle
COVID-19 Vaccinations: Patagonia requires all employees to demonstrate proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of their employment.
Patagonia is looking for an experienced, compassionate, highly motivated individual to assist in all areas of Safety & Security. This role must embody Patagonia’s unique culture and demonstrate an open and inclusive approach to making sure everyone who has contact with Patagonia feels safe and welcome. Success will require a demonstrated commitment to ensuring Patagonia consistently offers a just and equitable work environment.
What You’ll Do/Job Functions:
- Partners with store leadership to facilitate an open, inclusive, safe, and secure store environment for employees and customers.
- Monitors & patrols interior & exterior, checks for and reports unsafe conditions, hazards etc.
- Act as subject matter expert and first responder to incidents of shoplifting, trespassing, customer issues, medical emergency, fire, threats, emotionally distressed individuals, suspicious activity etc.
- Works with store leadership to develop and train on appropriate lockdown and evacuation protocols.
- Observes and reports activities and incidents.
- Facilitates safe business opening and closing as requested.
- Leads incident reporting, ensuring accurate documentation of security and safety incidents. Works closely with store leadership to facilitate remedial action as needed.
- Conducts regular cadence of meetings with store staff covering safety, loss prevention, de-escalation, etc.
- Partners with retail operations and store leadership to maintain compliance with all regional, state, and local health and safety requirements.
- Conducts periodic review of key operational areas as it relates to safety, security, cash handling, etc.
- Assists in loss investigations through CCTV review and/or evidence collection.
Who You Are:
- Passionate, in creating an inclusive and safe work environment.
- Adaptable, able to work in a dynamic environment.
- Influential, able to communicate and act through complicated and potentially tense situations.
- Proactive, demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
- Service-minded, excellent service and support skills to all people.
- Motivated, always seeking self-improvement.
Experience You Bring/Job Requirements:
- 5+ years combined experience in physical security, law enforcement, military, community outreach, customer service and/or emergency response coordination.
- Be at least 21 years of age with at least a high school education or equivalent (GED).
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing racial justice and equity.
- Possess knowledge and skills needed to successfully and inclusively, work within a multicultural, multicolored, multinational, and otherwise diverse business environment.
- Acknowledge and continually try to surface and address their own biases, stereotypes, privilege, and power.
- Actively works towards creating a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment for all members of Patagonia’s community.
- Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with all levels of personnel, co-workers, and the public in a professional and effective manner.
- Outstanding organizational and leadership skills.
- Strong sense of Integrity, Professionalism and understanding of Confidentiality.
- Desire and capacity to lead thinking and execution at a strategic as well as operational level.
- Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with everyone and use those relationships to execute business strategy.
- Flexibly, adaptability; ability to act quickly in an emergency and make sound judgement calls.
- Effective project management and time management skills.
- Must be comfortable working in an independent manner, able to multi-task, be flexible with and embrace and lead through change and prioritize the needs of the business.
- Ability to pass a criminal records check.
- Ability to pass and maintain 1st Aid, CPR & AED certifications.
- Ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time.
- Basic computer skills & knowledge (Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Zoom).
- Knowledge & understanding of CCTV systems.
- Knowledge & understanding of access control systems
Employee Conduct
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.” Embracing that we are in the business to save our home planet.
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
Patagonia requires all employees who enter a Patagonia owned or operated facility or who physically interact with others as part of their job duties to demonstrate proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of their employment.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.
colinoncars.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, colinoncars.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, colinoncars.com is the ideal place to find your next job.