Security Operations Specialist: Access & Incident Response

Lincoln Electric; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Electric, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, seeks a security professional to protect employees, visitors, and facilities across Euclid, Mentor, and corporate sites. You’ll verify credentials, monitor alarms, coordinate emergency responses, patrol premises, and enforce parking and access control.

The role involves rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, with a focus on safety, vigilance, and professional representation of Lincoln Electric.

Qualifications

• 2+ years security experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills and ownership.
• Clear verbal and written communication.
• Calm, decisive judgment under pressure with high alertness.
• Strong interpersonal skills across levels.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, holidays, and weekends.
• Outstanding attendance and punctuality.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Administer access control for employees and guests; verify credentials and issue temporary badges.
• Monitor Euclid fire and security alarms; corporate monitors sales offices and distribution centers; Mentor monitors Mentor.
• Track and respond to all radio communications.
• Serve as the company’s 911 emergency response center.
• Operate as Incident Command dispatch for critical events; deploy ETMs.
• Coordinate emergency response with local police and fire.
• Patrol facilities, enforce parking rules, monitor surveillance, inspect buildings.
• Cover the truck entrance; verify shipping/receiving papers, assign docks, issue gate passes, scale materials.
• Monitor railroad traffic entering and leaving the property.
• Represent the company to all guests; enforce policies and procedures.

Skills

Security experience

Organizational skills

Verbal and written comms

Calm under pressure

Interpersonal skills

Shifts rotation

Attendance

Driver's license

Access control systems

Tools

Access control systems

Job description

Lincoln Electric, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, seeks a security professional to protect employees, visitors, and facilities across Euclid, Mentor, and corporate sites. You’ll verify credentials, monitor alarms, coordinate emergency responses, patrol premises, and enforce parking and access control.

The role involves rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, with a focus on safety, vigilance, and professional representation of Lincoln Electric.