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Security Guard - Brighouse
We’re looking for a Security Guard to join Hallmark at our Brighouse site. The face of Hallmark for all visitors to our head office and distribution centres, you’ll secure the sites alongside general duties such as health and safety, reception, CCTV and fire alarm duties. You’ll be the first point of contact for all visitors and deliveries, alongside actioning site tasks with colleagues across the business to help support a safe, positive working environment for all employees and visitors in keeping with Hallmarks standards of business conduct and ways of working.
Your Responsibilities
- Ensure the safety and integrity of the buildings and those onsite, including employees, contractors, and visitors, through varying security, monitoring, and protective services and procedures
- Conduct, lead, and supervise site monitoring through CCTV and physical patrols
- Manage Fire Alarm, sprinkler activation, and other building systems
- General reception and visitor log duties including managing email requests and phone calls
- Document and update policies and procedures related to your core duties on request
- Proactively contribute to continuously improving operations at any Hallmark site
- Internal and External liaison, e.g., response to alarms and disturbances; periodic non-invasive searches; Lead contact for Emergency Services, Alcohol and Drugs Testing on request
- First point of contact for First Aid
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To be successful you will need:
- Previous experience in a similar role within an in-house security team for a distribution centre and/or office building
- A SIA qualification
- A CCTV qualification, would be a significant advantage
- First aid qualification(s), would be a significant advantage
- A commitment to continuous personal development relevant to your role
- Experience of prioritising tasks and work
- To be a team player with experience of keeping relevant stakeholders up to date
- Experience of dual/multi-site security responsibilities would be a significant advantage
- Knowledge and/or experience of taking part in reporting and auditing, would be a significant advantage
- Previous experience of executing policies such as Health and Safety, security, etc.
- To be comfortable and productive in a lone working environment
- To be organised and have experience of following actions through to delivery
- High standards of customer service, embodying the Hallmark brand, values, and ways of working
- Excellent people and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent problem-solving, organisation skills
- To be IT, computer, and digitally literate, comfortable using and maintaining equipment
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Based at our Brighouse site
- £12.71 plus 20% shift
- Shift pattern follows 3 days or nights and 3 off, including weekends and bank holidays
- Equivalent of 26 days holiday plus bank holidays pro-rata'd
- Employee Assistance
- Pension benefit
- Free onsite parking
- A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance
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