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Warehouse Security Guard Services
Warehouse security guards for gates, docks, yards and shift changes at warehouses and distribution buildings from the Peninsula and South Bay to Gilroy, Watsonville and Salinas.
Warehouse Security Guard Duties
Warehouses lose goods in small, quiet ways: a pallet that leaves on the wrong truck, a trailer opened in the yard overnight, a side door propped open at shift change. A Vantage warehouse security guard watches the places where goods and people come and go: the main gate, the dock doors, the yard and the employee entrance.
Guards keep gate and visitor logs, check trucks and trailers in and out, walk the dock and yard, and lock up after the last shift. Each duty goes into post instructions built from your own receiving and shipping procedures.
Gate and Truck Check-In
At the gate, the guard checks each driver against the day’s appointment list, records the carrier, truck and trailer numbers, and the seal number if your team wants it, then sends the driver to the right door or the drop yard. Drivers without an appointment wait at the gate while the guard calls the shipping office.
Outbound trucks get the same attention. The guard compares trailer and seal numbers with the release paperwork before the gate opens, so the shipping office hears about a mismatch while the truck is still on your property.
Docks, Yards and Trailer Checks
Dock doors left open between loads invite theft and let weather and pests inside. Guards walk the dock between appointments, close idle doors, watch for freight staged outside and report damaged levelers or dock lights.
Yard rounds cover parked trailers, containers, fencing and outside storage. Officers check that trailer doors are shut and sealed, note trailers that moved since the last round and look for cut fence or open gates. Large yards can add a vehicle for the guard, and quieter sites often use mobile patrol visits overnight in place of a full-time post.
Shift Change and Employee Entrances
Shift change is a busy, distracting half hour. The guard stands at the employee entrance, watches turnstiles or badge doors, makes sure visitors and temp workers sign in and keeps personal cars out of the truck lanes. If your site checks bags or lunch coolers at exit, the guard applies your procedure the same way to everyone.
After the last shift, the guard confirms that every exterior door is locked, dock doors are down and the alarm is set, and notes anything left open for the morning supervisor.
Warehouses and Distribution Sites We Cover
Vantage guards distribution and fulfillment buildings, cold storage, light industrial warehouses, building-supply yards and produce sheds. Those sites line US 101 and the bayside industrial areas of the Peninsula, spread around Morgan Hill and Gilroy, and fill the Salinas and Pajaro valleys, where coolers and packing sheds run long hours in harvest season.
For sites that handle produce or packed food, our agricultural site security guide covers seasonal coverage. Welding or torch work during racking and roof projects can call for fire watch alongside the regular post.
Logs, Reports and Supervision
Gate logs, trailer checks, yard rounds and incidents go into shift notes with times and photos, giving your operations manager a record of every truck in and out. Supervisors make quality inspections of each post, every officer holds a BSIS guard card and clears a background check before placement, and your company receives a certificate of insurance before the first shift.
Warehouse Guard Pricing
Warehouse posts bill at Vantage’s regional $36 to $50 an hour, with Monterey Bay sites toward the lower end and San Francisco toward the top. A guard who needs a vehicle for yard rounds adds $7 to $12 an hour, and overnight patrol visits are $2 to $3 a minute on site with a five-minute minimum. Run your hours through the security guard cost calculator for a monthly range.
A few useful answers
Common questions
Can a guard check trucks in and out at our gate?
Yes. The guard logs carriers, trucks, trailers and seals against your appointment list and paperwork, and calls the shipping office about anything that does not match.
Does our yard need an on-site guard or a patrol?
Busy sites with night shipping usually keep a gate guard, while quiet yards behind locked gates often use several patrol visits a night. Our mobile patrol or on-site guard guide compares the two.
Can coverage run only on nights and weekends?
Yes. Your own team can run receiving by day while Vantage covers evenings, weekends and holidays when the building is empty.
What happens when a yard alarm goes off at night?
Call us out and an officer is on site within 30 minutes. The officer walks the part of the yard or building that set off the alarm and logs what turned up, with photos, in that night’s report.