For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
We are seeking a Security Supervisor for our Safety Assessment site located in Reno, NV .
The Security Supervisor oversees the security personnel and operations of the facility, ensuring the safety of people and property. They are responsible for leading, training, and managing security staff, implementing security protocols, and responding to incidents. Their duties include supervising staff, conducting patrols, monitoring surveillance systems, and maintaining security records.
Ensures the protection of organizational personnel and company property against fire, theft, vandalism, illegal entry, and other hazards. Inspects credentials and facilities, and reports irregularities, alarm activation and tampering. Develops, implements and administers programs designed to protect organizational personnel and property. Ensures compliance with government and organization security policies and procedures and protects and safeguards intellectual property. Conducts investigations to identify and document instances of noncompliance and possible breaches in law.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Supervise security guards in all aspects of facilities security to ensure safety and security of the facility, employees, guests and animals.
• Ensure all security policies are communicated to all site employees and are adequately enforced.
• Supervise the preparation and distribution of employee identification badges, following established procedures and policies
• Schedule security staff work assignments to ensure adequate coverage of all security operations at the site.
• Monitor electronic security systems and take necessary actions as required by established SOPs procedures and policies.
• May provide coverage for absences of security staff.
• Responsible for coordinating with security vendors, industry peers, local law enforcement agencies and corporate security staff on all relevant matters.
• Authorized security decisions regarding local police, fire and hazardous facilities situations in absence of department management or assigned representative.
• Conduct preliminary investigations, in conjunction with local management, Human Resources and Corporate Security, and identify breaches in security document and make recommendation for corrective action.
• Coordinate all local security issues with Corporate Security to ensure that all significant issues and problems are communicated. Communicate with other company locations, as appropriate, to make them aware of issues and/or problems that may affect them.
• Provide direct daily supervision and review work of assigned departmental employees to ensure accuracy and to ensure adherence to pertinent departmental policies, practices, and procedures [SOPs, safety procedures and biosafety protocols.] Schedule and prioritize workload of group members.
• Assist in the interview and selection of qualified non-exempt personnel. Recommend personnel actions, including hiring, promotions and raises. Partner with Human Resources and departmental management to assist in the handling of disciplinary issues. Draft appropriate personnel action paperwork
The following are minimum requirements related to the Security Supervisor position.
• Education: Associate degree or the equivalent.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in a business setting with at least 3 of those years directly related to a security function.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: Valid Driver’s license.
• Other: None
The pay for this position is between $65,000- $75,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
Schedule is M-F, 6 am - 2 pm daily and supports call outs as needed.
About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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