Security Specialist

Ergon Inc. seeks a full-time Security Specialist to join our Environmental Health Safety and Security Department.

The Security Specialist administers corporate access controls and emergency preparedness and provides critical support for duty-of-care and intelligence monitoring through strong documentation coordination and follow-through. Owns corporate access control administration and corporate preparedness coordination; supports duty-of-care and intelligence monitoring through documentation tracking and cross-functional follow-through. Maintains readiness to perform protective services including armed response when assigned and authorized per policy training and law.

Educations and Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree from an accredited university in a related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5 years or more of experience in corporate security operations law enforcement armed protective services emergency management or related operational functions.
• Working knowledge of physical security operations protective services fundamentals and basic risk concepts.
• Familiarity with situational awareness monitoring and structured reporting.
• Strong documentation habits and attention to detail (logs trackers records).
• Clear writing skills for short advisories and leadership updates.
• Ability to coordinate across HR IT Facilities and business teams.
• Discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive information security incidents and personnel matters.
• Eligible to carry a firearm for work and maintain related qualifications

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administer corporate access control systems (badges/ID cards access changes suspensions and deactivations).
• May be assigned protective services duties including armed security and incident response.
• Coordinate access provisioning for onboarding transfers and offboarding with HR IT and facilities
• Maintain audit-ready access control records & documentation supporting internal controls.
• Monitor open-source and subscription-based sources for events impacting personnel corporate offices travelers and assets.
• Track and summarize relevant trends (crime civil unrest severe weather geopolitical developments travel disruptions) and escalate urgent risks.
• Support duty-of-care international traveler security coordination in-transit monitoring & risk advisories.
• Maintain corporate emergency documentation (plans contact lists notification templates) and utilize mass notification application(s).
• Coordinate emergency response drills document outcomes and track corrective actions to completion.
• Support incident coordination and documentation during active events plus workplace violence and insider threat reporting workflows as assigned.
• Coordinate vendor engagement to support the reliability and use of related systems.

Key Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Facilitative Communication
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Clear Written Communication
• Accountability & Follow Through
• Operational Discipline

Soft Skills:

• Composure & Readiness - Performs duties professionally calmly and decisively
• Interpersonal - Enables effective communication collaboration and relationship-building with others.
• Attention to Detail Maintains accurate access records logs and documentation.
• Discretion & Judgment Handles sensitive information appropriately and knows when to escalate.
• Organizational Discipline Manages trackers audits and follow-ups without gaps.
• Calm Under Pressure Supports incident coordination without escalating stress.
• Technical proficiency Effectively uses access control platforms monitoring tools and supporting security systems to perform daily responsibilities accurately and efficiently.

Why Ergon Inc.

At Ergon we are a relationship-driven family-owned company that values each employees growth and contributions. Headquartered in Flowood Mississippi we take pride in maintaining a close-knit small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health Dental Vision and Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays vacation and sick leave
• Tuition assistance

At Ergon Inc. we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together were committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do whats right provide solutions and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. Thats empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We dont say were the experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise category innovation and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee growth and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has always reinvested tremendously back into the business but not just growing for the sake of growing but growing in a careful and strategic way.
• Respectful Relationships: And together we foster a culture of respect acceptance and diversity of ideas and of people. Our differences make us stronger. And were united by our shared values always forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Security Specialist

Location: Flowood MS

Employment offer contingent upon pre-employment drug test background check and MVR.

Required Experience:

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