Acquisitions and growth at EPS Security bring new jobs to West Michigan

Grand Rapids-based EPS Security's strategic acquisitions of Eagle Security in 2012 and Browning Detection Systems earlier this year have placed the company squarely on the fast track to unprecedented growth. And that means jobs for West Michigan.

In the last three years, EPS Security has grown to over 200 employees, a 25 percent increase, says Director of Business Development David Hood. Keeping up with changing technology in the industry, namely the transition from analog to digital technology that allows the company's 18,000 commercial and residential customers to track their security systems via smartphones and computers, has kept the company on its technical toes.

"Smartphone apps and technology allows you to interact with your security system to arm and disarm the system remotely, or to receive text messages and email notifications of something happening with your alarm system, like an intrusion alarm or a thermostat notifying you of a changed status," Hood says. "With our video surveillance, you can get push notifications of motion detection within that camera's view and you can view what's happening at your home or business with live view or with recorded view."

EPS has at least eight technology-related job openings in several West Michigan regions, and that number could climb to 12. The open positions include two to three installation technicians, two to three alarm dispatchers, two to three regional service technicians, and two to three regional security and fire alarm sales representatives.

"If [candidates] already have experience, that's great, but if they don't and they're a good fit for the company, we can train them," Hood says. "Installers often have backgrounds in electrical, the military, telecommunications, IT, or computer networking and electronics. Alarm dispatchers need to be dependable and must be available to work all three shifts when there's an emergency, like when there's a major storm coming in. It's pretty demanding."

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Source: David Hood, EPS Security; Matt Jackson, Lambert, Edwards & Associates
Writer: Deborah Johnson Wood, Development News Editor

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