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
Create and run the site emergency services program: emergency action plans meeting 29 CFR 1910.38, hazard-specific response procedures, and an Incident Command structure aligned with NIMS/ICS that people can execute under stress.
Build the drill and exercise calendar and lead it — evacuation and shelter-in-place drills, fire, medical, chemical release, severe weather, power and utility loss, and security threat scenarios — including tabletop exercises for site leadership.
Write the after-action reports that matter: document what failed, assign corrective actions, verify closure, and show the trend over time.
Own coordination with Benson Fire Department, Johnston County Emergency Management, EMS, and local law enforcement — pre-incident planning, facility familiarization walkthroughs, hazard and material disclosure, and joint exercises so responders know the building before they need to enter it.
Develop response procedures specific to rare-earth magnet manufacturing hazards, including combustible metal powder fires and the…