Security Specialist

Redwood Materials; Sparks (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in McCarran, NV near Sparks is seeking a Security Specialist to operate under supervision across assigned shifts. You will perform patrols, monitor systems, respond to incidents, and document activities per post orders.

Responsibilities include controlling site access, handling alarms, providing initial emergency response, and reporting with accuracy. The role requires adaptability to rotating shifts, strong judgment, and clear communication within a fast-paced industrial

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; prior security, military, law enforcement, emergency response, or industrial security experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of security operations, patrol procedures, access control systems, CCTV monitoring, alarm systems, and emergency response protocols.
• Ability to follow established procedures, post orders, safety requirements, and escalation protocols in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, and extended hours as operationally required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to complete accurate reports, maintain shift continuity, and communicate professionally with employees, contractors, visitors, and emergency responders.
• Ability to assess situations, remain calm under pressure, and make sound decisions during security, safety, medical, or operational incidents.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned security duties during scheduled shifts, including patrols, monitoring systems, and incident response.
• Serve as an on-site responder to security, safety, and medical incidents, following established response procedures and escalation protocols.
• Conduct routine and random patrols of facilities and grounds to identify hazards, security risks, or policy violations.
• Monitor and operate CCTV, access control systems, alarms, and life-safety systems, reporting irregularities to supervision.
• Control and document site access, including visitor processing, credential checks, and contractor verification.
• Respond to alarms and incidents, assess conditions, and elevate to supervisors or emergency services as required.
• Provide initial emergency response support, including basic first aid, evacuation assistance, and scene control until relieved.
• Complete incident reports, daily activity logs, and shift documentation accurately and before the end of each shift.
• Maintain accountability of issued equipment, ensuring readiness and reporting deficiencies.
• Support site operations, special events, and high-visibility activities as directed by supervision.
• Follow all company policies, post orders, and safety procedures, reporting any deviations.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors and team members to ensure continuity between shifts.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Security operations

Emergency response

Patrol procedures

Communication

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CCTV monitoring

Access control systems

Alarm systems

Job description

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.

Position Summary:

This position is in McCarran, NV near Sparks. Security Specialists operate under direct or general supervision during assigned shifts. Work is performed in accordance with established procedures, post orders, and supervisor direction.

Personnel are expected to carry out assigned duties, follow escalation protocols, and notify supervisors of incidents requiring higher-level decision-making. Performance is evaluated based on adherence to procedures, response effectiveness, and completion of assigned tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform assigned security duties during scheduled shifts, including patrols, monitoring systems, and incident response.
• Serve as an on-site responder to security, safety, and medical incidents, following established response procedures and escalation protocols.
• Conduct routine and random patrols of facilities and grounds to identify hazards, security risks, or policy violations.
• Monitor and operate CCTV, access control systems, alarms, and life-safety systems, reporting irregularities to supervision.
• Control and document site access, including visitor processing, credential checks, and contractor verification.
• Respond to alarms and incidents, assess conditions, and elevate to supervisors or emergency services as required.
• Provide initial emergency response support, including basic first aid, evacuation assistance, and scene control until relieved.
• Complete incident reports, daily activity logs, and shift documentation accurately and before the end of each shift.
• Maintain accountability of issued equipment, ensuring readiness and reporting deficiencies.
• Support site operations, special events, and high-visibility activities as directed by supervision.
• Follow all company policies, post orders, and safety procedures, reporting any deviations.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors and team members to ensure continuity between shifts.

All other duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

These requirements are intended to ensure personnel can effectively support security operations, emergency response activities, and site safety expectations in a dynamic operational environment. Personnel must demonstrate professionalism, sound judgment, adaptability, and the ability to operate within established procedures and company standards.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; prior security, military, law enforcement, emergency response, or industrial security experience preferred
• Working knowledge of security operations, patrol procedures, access control systems, CCTV monitoring, alarm systems, and emergency response protocols
• Ability to follow and apply established procedures, post orders, safety requirements, and escalation protocols in a fast-paced operational environment
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, and extended hours as operationally required
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to complete accurate reports, maintain shift continuity, and communicate professionally with employees, contractors, visitors, and emergency responders
• Ability to assess situations, remain calm under pressure, and make sound decisions during security, safety, medical, or operational incidents

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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