Style is never in short supply at our more than 500 HomeGoods stores and we are constantly on a mission to provide the little surprises and extra touches that make a house feel like home. Same with working here. Our environment is ever-changing, yet always encouraging. Every shift is a new opportunity to Discover Different.Position: Loss Prevention Specialist - HomeGoods Distribution Center Bloomfield, CT.Department: Loss Prevention Department Reports to: Loss Prevention Supervisor Hours- Monday-Thursday 7:30 pm - 6:00 amPay Range- $19.50-$21.50DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESProtection of Company AssetsPerforms Gatehouse Loss Prevention Officer duties, by: verifying all inbound and outbound trailers, including trailer number, seal number and location/destination. Logs all inbound and outbound trailers in Yard Management system (YMS) and on Daily Trailer Activity Log. Conducts vehicle inspections and yard checks.As needed, monitors ID badges for entry/exit to the facility and warehouse for all associates. Monitors all visitors, vendors and contractors entry/exit to the facility and warehouse. Monitors/controls all sample merchandise, RTV (Return to Vendor), damage and charity product that is disposed of in accordance with company guidelines. Monitors all fire and safety regulations within the facility.Monitors FA/BA (Fire Alarms/Burglar Alarms) to ensure proper responses and/or dispatching. Ensures trailers are properly handled at the gatehouse and in the trailer yards. Responds to emergency situations, such as medical, fire, weather, hazardous material and security related incidents and takes appropriate actions, as stated by HomeGoods policy. Assists in evacuations, as necessary. Ensures 0% physical security breakdowns.Requirements may include performance of additional LP duties, as needed.Associate AwarenessConducts on-going loss prevention, safety, and shrinkage awareness programs for all associates, and management staff. Ensures policies and procedures are consistently followed. Reports unsafe conditions and acts to appropriate personnel.Investigating/AuditingDiscovers and documents facts by conducting basic investigations to associate dishonesty, power equipment accidents and personnel injury accidents. Conducts audits that are designed to uncover dishonesty, paperwork errors and shrink related opportunities and ensures compliance with government regulations and insurance requirements. Initiates/maintains all investigations of dishonest acts, sabotage and accidents. Conducts safety and security tours of the distribution center identifying unsafe acts, weakness in the program, etc. Conducts audit to identify accuracy issues and operational execution areas.JOB KNOWLEDGEMinimum formal education, if any, required to perform this job e.g., Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Law Degree). High School Diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent job experienceMinimum job skills required to perform this job (for example: programming languages, strong interpersonal skills, computer software packages).CCTV Systems Fire Alarm SystemsBurglar Alarm SystemsAccess Control SystemsYard Management SystemsMS Word, Excel, AccessStrong interpersonal and communication skills.Strong conflict resolution skills.Minimum experience required to perform this job.1-2 years of security and/or Loss Prevention experience. Background in school/work pertaining to Criminal Justice field.Get to know us: Discover Different: Our Differences, make us Stronger: At HomeGoods, we embrace the unknown? - with new products, new challenges and new ways to make a house a home. Our products add little, special touches to customers' lives and our people do the same for each other. Everyone supports each other to Discover Different - here and throughout the entire TJX family, which includes TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Sierra, and Homesense.Discover Different means we embrace each other’s differences and unique perspectives. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.