
Security - Field Service Supervisor
Boston, MAFull-time$56K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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GardaWorld Security Services seeks a Field Services Supervisor to support security operations across its Boston, Rhode Island, and parts of Connecticut market. Reporting to the Client Service Manager, the supervisor works regularly at client sites, supports security officers, responds to operational needs, and helps maintain service quality. The role offers a stated salary of $56,160 per year and a primarily Monday-through-Friday schedule, with flexibility based on operational and client needs.
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Field Services Supervisor
GardaWorld Security Services | Pittsburgh / Western Pennsylvania Market
Take the next step in your security leadership career with GardaWorld Security Services.
As a Field Services Supervisor, you’ll play an important role in keeping security operations running smoothly across our regional client portfolio. Reporting to the Client Service Manager, you will be the Field Services Supervisor supporting the market, spending much of your time in the field working directly with security officers, visiting client sites, addressing operational needs, and helping ensure we consistently deliver the level of service our clients expect.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being out in the field, solving problems, supporting employees, and taking ownership of day-to-day security operations across multiple locations.
What’s in it for You
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Competitive Salary: $56,160 per year
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Market: Boston, Rhode Island and Parts of Connecticut
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Schedule: Primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility required based on operational and client needs
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Travel: Regular travel to client sites Boston, Rhode Island and Parts of Connecticut
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Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; 401(k) with employer matching contributions; paid time off; paid holidays; disability coverage; and life insurance options
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Career Development: Opportunities to build your operational leadership experience within GardaWorld Security Services
Your Responsibilities as Field Services Supervisor
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As Field Services Supervisor, you’ll partner closely with the Client Service Manager to support security operations across the market. Your responsibilities will include:
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Visit client locations regularly to monitor security operations, employee performance, and service quality.
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Provide day-to-day field leadership, coaching, and support to security officers assigned throughout the market.
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Help ensure officers understand and consistently follow post orders, client requirements, GardaWorld procedures, and site-specific expectations.
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Build productive working relationships with security officers, site contacts, and GardaWorld leadership.
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Respond to operational issues, call-offs, incidents, service concerns, and other field needs with urgency and sound judgment.
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Conduct site inspections and follow up on identified performance or service issues.
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Support employee onboarding, training, coaching, and performance management.
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Assist with staffing and scheduling needs to help maintain appropriate client coverage.
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Maintain working knowledge of assigned client sites, including post orders, emergency procedures, and operational requirements.
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Document site visits, incidents, employee matters, and follow-up actions accurately and timely.
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Identify opportunities to improve service quality, employee performance, and day-to-day field operations.
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Support the Client Service Manager with additional operational priorities as needed.
Your Qualifications:
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High school diploma or equivalent.
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Guard Card for ( CT Locations ) / Willing to obtain one
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Must Have A VAILD DRIVERS LICENSE
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At least one year of supervisory, management, or team-leadership experience.
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Experience working in security, operations, field services, or another service-oriented environment is preferred.
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Ability to independently manage priorities across multiple client locations.
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Strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
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Ability to coach employees, address performance concerns, and handle difficult situations professionally.
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Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
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Ability to respond effectively when priorities or operational needs change.
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Reliable transportation and ability to travel regularly throughout the assigned market.
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Availability to respond to operational needs outside normal business hours when necessary.
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Authorization to work in the United States.
You may be a strong fit for this role if you’re the type of leader who likes to be where the operation is happening. You’re comfortable moving between client sites, talking with officers, identifying problems before they become bigger issues, and following through until they’re resolved.
You can work independently without losing sight of the bigger picture, and you know when to make a decision yourself and when to involve your Client Service Manager. Most importantly, you understand that strong security operations depend on both taking care of employees and delivering dependable service to clients.
GardaWorld: Make the World a Safer Place
In the United States, GardaWorld Security remains the only guarding security company to be Certified by Great Place to Work. This could be more than a job - 26% of our corporate employees started as frontline workers.
GardaWorld Security is a global champion in sophisticated and tailored security solutions, employing and training highly skilled and dedicated professionals across the globe, offering a wealth of opportunities to individuals looking to gain experience and develop professionally in a growing industry.
It is the policy of GardaWorld Security Services to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability in accordance with applicable federal laws. In addition, GardaWorld Security Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, assignment, promotion, termination, layoffs, recalls, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. It is also the policy of GardaWorld Security Services not to honor requests that employees be assigned on the basis of sex or any other classification protected by law, unless such request is based on a bona fide occupational qualification for that assignment.
How this job compares
Set against the 983 open Security Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$56K/yr
- Massachusetts median$113–188K/yr28 salary ranges
- US median$120–208K/yr659 salary ranges
This rate, $56K, is 63% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($153K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Operations salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 36 open Security Operations jobs in Massachusetts and 983 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Deloitte5 open
- UnitedHealth Group5 open
- Allied Universal3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Security Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 872 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 420 of the 983 open Security Operations jobs (43%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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