Asset Protection Investigator

Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and supports its co-operative members' retail operations, trading under the Shop Rite®, Price Rite®, The Fresh Grocer®, Dearborn Markets®, Fairway Market®, Gourmet Garage® and Di Bruno Bros. ®, and Morton Williams® banners.

Employing an innovative approach to wholesale business services, Wakefern focuses on helping the independent retailer compete in a big business world. Providing the tools entrepreneurs need to stay a step ahead of the competition, Wakefern’s co-operative members benefit from the company’s extensive portfolio of services, including innovative technology, private label development, and best-in-class procurement practices.

The responsibilities of an Asset Protection Investigator encompass the protection of assets for Wakefern Food Corp. and any affiliation such as a 3rd party warehouse, vendors, contractors and all associates conducting business for or with the company. This includes but is not limited to safety accidents and injuries, violence in the workplace issues, fire protection, power failures, severe storm damage, loss of product through theft, grazing or damage from any means.

This role also conducts investigations into misappropriation of product or services. This position is located in Keasbey, NJ.

• Monitors the entire guard staff to ensure proper perimeter security is maintained
• Checks the alarm system to maintain proper internal and external security
• Oversees the proper entrance and exit of vehicles and pedestrian traffic onto our compounds
• Interacts with all levels of management and union membership for the achievement of mutual goals
• Inspects all assigned guard posts and ensures that all guards are in proper uniform, the manpower is at its required numbers and that each post has an inventory of all paperwork needed to function accordingly.
• Responds to all alarm activations and determines the cause and proper approach to the re-setting of the alarm.
• Oversees the daily operation of the CCTV operator and witnesses that all log books and paperwork are kept in accordance with divisional policy.
• Responsible for the making and issuing of keys to authorized personnel and the making and installation of cores.
• Responsible for the issuing of all trailer seals for store deliveries, back-hauls and shuttles from the various warehouse facilities, all gate and tractor trailer release passes, as well as time stamps and receiving stickers.
• Maintains that the fencing and lighting conditions at all facilities are always in good condition.
• Maintains that all asset protection emergency equipment is kept in a state of preparedness to meet any given situation.
• Checks the outer and inner perimeters of all Wakefern buildings to ensure that proper physical security is maintained.
• Coordinates with all Wakefern Divisions the orderly arrival and departure of sales representatives, outside vendors, service personnel and store pickups at any facility.
• Familiarizes themselves with the shipping and receiving procedures with all product divisions in order to have the ability to detect any apparent wrong-doing by an employee or vendor.
• Gathers intelligence and information concerning the theft and/or misuse of Wakefern property by training in specific security interviewing skills programs, (e.g., Wicklander & Zulawski or Reid).
• Has the responsibility to keep themselves informed about the activity in all of Wakefern’s facilities because of the cross-training required.
• Monitors the activity of casual unloaders on and off the compound.
• Prepares all apprehensions for court or arbitration process.
• Required to be knowledgeable about the organization, its principal personnel and its day-to-day operation.
• Required to be knowledgeable in the areas of fire training, first-aid (must be minimum First Responder), AED and CPR certified with EMT offered as additional training on a voluntary basis. In areas of warehouse safety, must be OSHA trained (10-hour General Safety and Construction Safety), as well as obtaining the National Safety Council Advanced Safety Certificate.
• Responsible to interview any representative of any…