How to hire a security, shift supervisor

How to hire a security, shift supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step security, shift supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a security, shift supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new security, shift supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the security, shift supervisor you need to hire. Certain security, shift supervisor roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A security, shift supervisor's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, security, shift supervisors from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of security, shift supervisors.

   Type of Security, Shift Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Security, Shift Supervisor	Security guards and gaming surveillance officers patrol and protect property against theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity.	$14-22
   Asset Protection Lead	An asset protection lead specializes in executing loss prevention measures and programs, ensuring the safety and security of business establishments and clients. Their responsibilities revolve around devising strategies to prevent fraud and theft, monitoring surveillance cameras, patrolling areas, keeping an eye on any suspicious behavior or activities, and responding to distress or crisis... Show more	$21-63
   Asset Protection Manager	In a company setting, an asset protection manager is primarily in charge of devising strategies to protect a company's financial assets. Their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis to identify client needs, developing security structures to prevent theft and other illegal activities within the company, performing risk assessments, and conducting thorough investigations on any reported discrepancies... Show more	$24-65

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Incident Reports
   • Performance Evaluations
   • Alertness
   • Security Services
   • Security Logs
   • Patrol
   • Direct Supervision
   • Emergency Situations
   • CPR
   • Security Operations
   • Criminal Justice
   • Patients
   • Safety Hazards

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Lead department to successfully pass OSHA and JCAHO inspection and survey.
   • Maintain full accountability for managing all aspects of day-to-day safety and security activities in accordance with organizational goals and objectives.
   • Conduct audits, identifying issues and developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health and environmental regulations.
   • Assist with JCAHO and OSHA inspections.
   • Provide basic first aid, CPR and accident responses.
   • Dispatch for emergency calls and perform CPR if necessary.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the security, shift supervisor job description is a good way to get more applicants. A security, shift supervisor salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a security, shift supervisor in Kentucky may be lower than in Alaska, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level security, shift supervisor. Additionally, a security, shift supervisor with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average security, shift supervisor salary

   $37,625yearly

   $18.09 hourly rate

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   Entry-level security, shift supervisor salary

   $30,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average security, shift supervisor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	District of Columbia	$53,132	$26
   2	New York	$45,740	$22
   3	Massachusetts	$43,133	$21
   4	Virginia	$41,547	$20
   5	California	$40,620	$20
   6	Minnesota	$40,344	$19
   7	Maryland	$39,890	$19
   8	Colorado	$39,420	$19
   9	Utah	$38,936	$19
   10	Missouri	$38,788	$19
   11	Nevada	$38,699	$19
   12	Arizona	$37,515	$18
   13	Kansas	$36,557	$18
   14	Wisconsin	$36,501	$18
   15	Illinois	$36,399	$18
   16	Texas	$36,332	$17
   17	Pennsylvania	$36,142	$17
   18	Michigan	$35,741	$17
   19	Indiana	$34,482	$17
   20	North Carolina	$34,391	$17

   Average security, shift supervisor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital	$57,030	$27.42
   2	Johnson Controls	$53,494	$25.72	51
   3	Broadridge	$49,140	$23.63	19
   4	Union University	$48,560	$23.35	1
   5	Textron	$45,804	$22.02	4
   6	Holtec International	$44,109	$21.21
   7	Desert Highlands Golf Club	$42,404	$20.39
   8	SpaceX	$42,102	$20.24	23
   9	Wisconsin Community Services	$41,806	$20.10
   10	Xator	$40,605	$19.52
   11	XPO Logistics	$40,324	$19.39
   12	Diamond Jo Casino	$39,234	$18.86	5
   13	Geo Reentry Inc	$38,678	$18.60
   14	UNIVERSAL SERVICES CORP.	$38,678	$18.60
   15	Partners Healthcare Solutions Inc	$38,678	$18.60
   16	Vacasa	$38,491	$18.51
   17	Securitas Electronic Security	$38,303	$18.41	862
   18	Signal 88 Franchise Group Inc	$38,209	$18.37	1
   19	Security Officer Services	$37,916	$18.23	159
   20	Starbucks	$37,813	$18.18	791

4. Writing a security, shift supervisor job description

   A job description for a security, shift supervisor role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a security, shift supervisor job description:

   Security, shift supervisor job description example

   Job DescriptionMorning shift - Security Supervisor - Class A High Rise 75201
   
   

   • High Rise Patrol Officer and Courtesy desk
   • Supervisor 3-6 Security officers
   • Secure building and record a daily activity report (DAR)
   • Conduct building and exterior security checks
   • Respond to emergency situations
   • Assist visitors and tenants with security needs
   • Monday through Friday 7am to 3pm

   
   
   

   United Protective is a privately held, independent corporation dedicated to providing contract security services throughout the Texas region. Beginning in 1999, with just three employees, we have grown consistently and through quality of partnerships. Today, United Protective services the State of Texas with hundreds of employees in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Oklahoma City, and San Antonio. As other companies merge, consolidate, downsize, or sell; United Protective has emerged as a tried and true resource for contract security services.We are committed to customizing our service through open and honest communication through the development of trust and respect for our clients, employees and our co-workers. The ideal we strive for is continuous improvement in our relationships, productiveness, responsiveness, integrity and professionalism.Look closely at United Protective and you will see the difference immediately. We are a specialized agency geared towards providing exceptional service. UPS believes in better selection and training of our officers is paramount to providing the service our client's desire and deserve.United Protective is an owner-operated company with one of the most experienced management teams in Texas. Senior management is directly involved in service delivery and maintains a partner-like relationship with each client. Our philosophy is distinctive because we look at each client as an individual entity with inherent needs specific to its location.Instead of the 'cookie-cutter' approach that so many of our competitors use, we offer near total flexibility and a truly custom approach in our service. As societal and economic changes make security more critical and contract staffing the logical choice, more and more companies are looking to United Protective.

   
   
   

   United Protective Services License:Texas B-09771 & B-12854Oklahoma 12SGA 4246Equal Opportunity Employer

   
   
   

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5. Post your job

   To find the right security, shift supervisor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with security, shift supervisors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit security, shift supervisors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your security, shift supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit security, shift supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting security, shift supervisors requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new security, shift supervisor

   Once you've found the security, shift supervisor candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new security, shift supervisor first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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