Securitas UK
Security Officer
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We’re Hiring: Security Officer
📍 Location: Hazelwood, UK
💰 Pay: £13.23 per hour
📅 Hours: Shift pattern: 12 hour shifts - 42 hours per week average - nights only
🎓 From day one, you’ll gain access to outstanding Learning and Development opportunities, Mentorship, and a whole load of benefits from big brand discounts to give back schemes!
The Security Officer plays a vital role in protecting employees, property, and business assets at Keysight, a highly rated employer renowned for delivering market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions that help engineers develop and deploy new technologies faster and with less risk across the communications, aerospace, automotive, and electronics industries. The Security Officer is responsible for providing a professional security service in accordance with assignment instructions and customer requirements, while delivering exceptional customer service at all times. Demonstrating Securitas’ core values of Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness, the Security Officer helps maintain a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors, and operations, ensuring the site remains protected, efficient, and fully operational.
Responsibilities
Job Description
You’ll play a vital part in keeping people, property, and information safe. That includes:
Protection of Property and Premises
- Prevent unauthorised access and monitor alarms/CCTV.
- Conduct regular internal and external patrols.
- Manage traffic, parking, keys, and locking/unlocking duties.
- Carry out routine equipment checks and maintain records/logbooks.
- Issue visitor passes and manage site equipment per procedures.
- Handle lost property in line with instructions.
Health and Safety
- Support staff, visitors, and contractors to ensure site safety.
- Follow and enforce health and safety procedures, reporting hazards and incidents.
- Keep emergency routes clear at all times.
- Report use and shortages of First Aid supplies.
- Notify SOC in emergencies and follow instructions.
- Investigate all fire alarm activations.
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Please note - The responsibilities listed here aren’t the full picture—but they give you a good sense of the role. If you meet the minimum requirements and believe you’ve got what it takes to succeed, we’d love to hear from you.
Qualifications
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for someone proactive, reliable, and committed to delivering high standards, with a strong team mindset. You’ll play a vital part in keeping people, property, and information safe. That includes:
- SIA Licence
- Right to work in the UK with a 5-year checkable history
- No criminal record
- Previous security experience
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Reliable, punctual, and flexible with shift pattern
- Full driving licence and own transport
- Always delivering excellent customer service
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Reliable, professional
- Ability to work independently and remain alert throughout the shift
Additional Information
It’s great to see you’re considering a career with Securitas UK!
Joining Securitas means joining a global team of 336,000+ colleagues and help make the world a safer place each and every day.
Here, we live live by our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, and our centre our employee experience around a promise, a people promise of:
- Opportunity – We see potential in every person and situation
- People – We open our eyes to all that’s good
- Purpose – We make your world a safer place
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So What You Can Expect
Our Talent Team reviews every application carefully. We know applying can feel daunting, but we’re here to support you—just email us if you need help. No matter the outcomes, you will always receive communication from us.
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Inclusion isn’t a tick-box for us – it’s how we work. We know our strength comes from different perspectives, in every role and every team. We’re proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident employer. If you tell us you have a disability when you apply, and you meet the minimum requirements for the role, our Talent Team will guarantee you an interview.
Through our Employee Networks, the Race at Work Charter, the Armed Forces Covenant and more, our people drive real change. We celebrate diversity all year round with moments like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE and Black History Month – because seeing an inclusive world starts with how we show up every day.
See a rewarding world
We understand the importance of reward and recognition when it comes to our peoples work. From day one you're able to:
- Save More: Exclusive employee big brand discounts through STRIVE, Cycle to Work savings, Specsavers offers and free mortgage advice.
- Look After Your Health: Healthcare cash plans, dental cover plans, 24/7 GP access, mental wellbeing support and online dental advice.
- Plan for Your Future: Pension scheme, Payroll ISA and financial wellbeing resources to help you achieve your goals.
- Peace of Mind: Life assurance and support for you and your family when it matters most.
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