Security Specialist

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As part of our collaborative and guest-obsessed team, you help us create an experience that makes guests say “I love Target!” You’ll be helping every family discover the joy in everyday life and delivering a destination shopping experience by providing a safe and secure environment for our guests, mitigating shortage risks, and driving sales.

AP teams function to provide a safe and secure environment for our team members and guests while meeting financial goals of shortage and profitability. AP teams lead a physical security and safety culture, respond to crisis events, investigate and resolve theft, and educate team members on operational shortage priorities.

• Working in a fun and energetic environment excites you – we work efficiently as a team to deliver for our guests.
• Providing service that makes guests say I LOVE TARGET excites you – that’s why we love working at Target.
• Stocking, setting and selling Target products sounds like your thing – that’s the core of what we do.
• You aren’t looking for a Monday‑through‑Friday computer job; we are busy all day (especially weekends), making it easy for guests to feel welcomed, inspired and rewarded.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and other team members.
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs.
• Effective communication skills.
• Work both independently and with a team.
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.

• Climb up and down ladders.
• Apprehend subjects in accordance with company policy.
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds.
• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and regular attendance necessary.

• Support sales by welcoming and engaging guests and team members at the front of store and on the sales floor; help guests find the products they are looking for, in-store and online.
• Lead a physical security culture for our team members and guests by assessing and maintaining safe and secure standards throughout the store, including exterior property.
• Respond to and accurately document security incidents.
• Understand and leverage escalation tools for guest issues to provide a safe and secure environment for our team members and guests.
• Conduct productive merchandise recoveries and provide apprehension support as needed, strictly adhering to AP policies and procedures and AP leadership guidance.
• Prevent theft and shortage at the front of store by performing receipt checks for exposed high‑dollar merchandise.
• Submit appropriate documentation in the system for all incidents following AP policy and procedures.
• Understand and appropriately use the video system.
• Train team members to apply merchandise protection and audit execution.
• Teach and train team members on operational shortage focus area opportunities as directed by AP leadership.
• Execute shortage action plans set by AP leadership to minimize shortage in focus areas.
• Model working safely while maintaining a clean store for guests and team members.
• Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest.
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance.
• All other duties based on business needs.

Target will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.acc Non‑accommodation‑related requests, such as application follow‑ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

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