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Utility Officer - Greenville, SC

Walden Security

Greenville, SCFull-time$20/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$20/hr
Location
Greenville, SC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Walden Security is hiring a full-time utility officer in Greenville, South Carolina, to cover multiple posts and shifts, including short-notice call-offs. The officer patrols facilities, monitors for security and safety issues, responds to alarms and emergencies, and reports irregularities. Candidates must be available for all schedules and shifts. A high school diploma or GED, related experience or training, or an equivalent combination is listed as a qualification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security PatrolEmergency ResponseIncident ReportingPhysical StaminaLifting 25 Pounds

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED or Related ExperienceState Security Officer LicenseWeapons Use CertificationState Armed LicenseValid Driver's LicenseCPR/AED/First Aid Certification

Full job description

Must be available to work all schedules and shifts and be available to work on short notice for call-offs

A utility officer must have availability for all three shift. A utility works similar to a flex officer but on a full time basis. Schedules are made a week or two out but last minute needs may come up. Please ensure a resume is attached. Submissions without a resume will not be advanced. Candidates may use the text box provided to outline work history and contact info.

Duties may include the following; other duties may be assigned by the Operations Manager or Branch General Manager:

  • Trained and qualified to work multiple posts, in case of call-offs or vacations;

  • Patrols, periodically, buildings and grounds of industrial plant or commercial establishment, docks, logging camp area, or work site;

  • Patrols lobbies, corridors, and public rooms, confers with management, interviews guests and employees, and interrogates persons to detect infringements and investigate disturbances, complaints, thefts, vandalisms, and accidents;

  • Patrols public areas to detect fires, unsafe conditions, and missing or inoperative safety equipment;

  • Examines doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure;

  • Performs and sets thermostatic controls to maintain specified temperature in buildings or cold storage rooms;

  • Registers at watch stations to record time of inspection trips;

  • Inspects assigned areas and records data such as property damage, unusual occurrences, and malfunctioning of machinery or equipment, for use of supervisory staff;

  • Watches for and reports irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked;

  • Warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles, and apprehends or expels persons engaging in suspicious or criminal acts;

  • Notifies staff of presence of persons with questionable reputations;

  • Permits authorized persons and regulate vehicle/pedestrian traffic at plant entrance to maintain orderly flow.

  • Drives radio equipped car to through client's establishment, check alarms and locates sources of alarm;

  • Sounds alarm or calls police or fire department by telephone in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons;

  • Assists management and enforcement officers in emergency situations.

  • Apprehends unauthorized persons found on property, using armed force if necessary, and releases them to custody of authorities.

  • Contacts supervisor by radio or telephone to report irregularities and obtain further instructions.

  • Writes investigation and automobile usage reports.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Utility (Flex) Officers are subject to supervision from Branch/Account Managers, Post Supervisors and Field Supervisors

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Must be available to work all schedules and shifts and be available to work on short notice for call-offs.

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Where applicable: State Security Officer License; Certification in the use of weapons, State Armed License if required; Valid Drivers' License, if in driving position; CPR/AED/First Aid Certification may be needed.

  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus and ability to see and distinguish basic colors

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Pay Rate

$20—$20 USD

We offer every employee — from executive managers to administrative support to security professionals — unique and generous benefits, as well as opportunities for career growth.

So if you’re ready to embark on a meaningful career with one of the nation’s most dynamic and fastest growing security companies, apply with Walden Security today.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans status, or disability. EOE / AAP Employer / Minorities / Females / Vet / Disabled. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,645 open Security Officer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20/hr
  • US median$20/hr1,719 hourly ranges

This rate, $20/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Security Officer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 49 open Security Officer jobs in South Carolina and 2,645 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
Security Officer postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (638 postings).
Education
27 of the 2,645 open Security Officer jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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