Senior Mail Security Ops Lead for High-Risk DoD Facilities

Planate Management Group; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

401K

HSA

Life/AD&D Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Wellness Offering

Training & Certification support

Recognition & Rewards program

Travel Insurance

Job summary

Planate Management Group is seeking a Mail Security Operations Specialist to support high-risk mail operations for government and high-security facilities. The role involves shaping screening procedures, PPE, chain of custody, and escalation decisions on sensitive mail.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in mail-security operations, experience with X-ray imaging, and leadership of screening teams. Travel to client sites may be required; a Secret clearance is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in high-risk mail screening or related security operations.
• Experience with X-ray or similar imaging of letters and parcels.
• Experience leading mail-screening teams.
• Familiarity with USSS/USPIS/DoD mail-security guidance.

Responsibilities

• Help write mail-screening procedures for high-consequence sites: intake, visual and X-ray review, isolation, opening or confirmation, release or escalation.
• Advise on isolated-cell operations: PPE, chain of custody, evidence handling, and hoax-versus-hazard decisions.
• Support drills with security, facilities, and first-responder counterparts.
• Translate operator workflow into requirements for automated screening systems.
• Train client screeners and field technicians on suspicious-mail recognition and stop-work authority.
• Support paid pilots: site survey, acceptance testing, go-live, and early operations.
• Coordinate incident documentation with USSS, USPIS, FPS, local bomb squad, or equivalent as needed.
• Occasional travel to client sites and company locations.

Skills

Mail screening

CBRNE/WMD response

Team leadership

SOP development

Training field techs

Incident coordination

Tools

X-ray screening equipment

Job description

Planate Management Group is seeking a Mail Security Operations Specialist to support high-risk mail operations for government and high-security facilities. The role involves shaping screening procedures, PPE, chain of custody, and escalation decisions on sensitive mail.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in mail-security operations, experience with X-ray imaging, and leadership of screening teams. Travel to client sites may be required; a Secret clearance is preferred.