Security & Emergency Services Manager

The posting, as Vulcan Elements wrote it

Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure future. With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Integrity.

As the Security and Emergency Services Manager you will own physical security and emergency preparedness for Vulcan Elements manufacturing operations, based primarily at the Benson, NC facility with supporting responsibility for the Durham, NC R&D site. This is a build-it role: you will stand up the site security program as Benson comes online, establish the physical safeguards required for handling export-controlled technology and Controlled Unclassified Information, and create the emergency services program from the ground up — drills, response plans, an internal emergency response team, and working relationships with the fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies who will show up when something goes wrong. This is a full-time, day shift, on-site position with on-call responsibility for after-hours incidents.

Responsibilities

Physical Security Operations

• Own physical security for the Benson manufacturing facility — perimeter, access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, screening of visitors, alarm response, key and lock control — and provide the same program oversight to the Durham R&D site.
• Administer the electronic access control and video management systems: credential issuance and revocation, access tiers by area and role, badge audits, and camera coverage that actually supports investigations rather than just recording.
• Build and maintain the site security plan, post orders, and standard operating procedures, and keep them current as the facility, headcount, and process footprint change.
• Run the visitor, contractor, and vendor security program, including pre-arrival screening, escort requirements, and badge accountability.
• Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of facilities, equipment, and material flows; prioritize findings by likelihood and consequence and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Lead internal investigations into theft, unauthorized access, policy violations, workplace threats, and other security incidents, producing documentation that holds up to legal and customer scrutiny.
• Establish and document the physical protection safeguards necessary including maintaining visitor access records, visitor access badging, and controlling physical access devices.
• Maintain audit-ready records and be the site point of contact for customer, prime contractor, and government assessments of physical security.
• Support future facility clearance or classified-work requirements if and as they arise, including readiness for the personnel and physical security obligations that accompany them.

Emergency Services Program

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due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Desired Skills

• Security leadership experience in manufacturing, defense industrial base, pharmaceutical, or other critical infrastructure settings.
• Law enforcement, military, or federal security background with supervisory or command experience.
• ASIS certification (CPP, PSP, or PCI) or equivalent professional credential.
• FEMA ICS training (ICS-100/200 minimum; ICS-300/400 preferred) and NIMS familiarity.
• Industrial fire brigade, HAZWOPER, technical rescue, or EMT/EMR training.
• Familiarity with industrial hazards involving reactive or combustible metals, compressed and flammable gases, and high-temperature process equipment.
• North Carolina Private Protective Services licensure (security guard, private investigator, or firearms).
• Experience supporting facility clearance requirements under 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM) or serving as a Facility Security Officer.
• Working knowledge of physical security requirements in a federally regulated or export-controlled environment — ITAR/EAR, CUI safeguarding under DFARS/NIST SP 800-171, or comparable federal security standards.

Work Environment and Demands

• On-site position with on-call availability for after-hours security and emergency incidents, including nights, weekends, and holidays as circumstances require.
• Must be able to perform activities including climbing ladders and stairs, lifting (up to 35 lbs), walking, standing for extended periods, balancing, and stooping.
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment, including the potential for respiratory protection and hearing protection and associated fit testing and medical clearance.
• Work is performed in both office and active manufacturing environments; the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must be able to respond to emergencies on foot across the full facility footprint, including exterior areas in all weather conditions.