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Workington Port Security Officer
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Port of Workington
Address: Port of Workington, Cumberland Council, Harbour Office, Prince of Wales Dock, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 2JH
Pay Rate: £12.71
Number of Officers Required: x1 Day Officer & x1 Night Officer
Experience Required: At least 1 year
Job Description: Days/ Nights – 24Hr Site
Shift Pattern to be confirmed
Gatehouse Manning
The Contractor shall provide continuous manning of the port gatehouse on a 24/7 basis, including weekends, public holidays, and emergency situations.
Duties Shall Include
- Control of all vehicular and pedestrian access and egress.
- Verification of identification and authority to enter the site.
- Checking and recording visitor details.
- Monitoring contractor arrivals and departures.
- Maintaining gatehouse occurrence logs.
- Responding to alarms and incidents.
- Radio communications with port personnel and emergency services where required.
- Initial response to security breaches and suspicious activities.
- Monitoring compliance with port access procedures.
- Security personnel shall conduct security searches of persons, vehicles, baggage, and stores when directed by the PFSP, PFSO, or prevailing security level.
- Real-time monitoring of security cameras.
- Identification and reporting of suspicious behavior.
- Incident detection and escalation.
- Reporting equipment faults or failures.
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The Contractor shall maintain a documented CCTV monitoring procedure and incident reporting process.
Access Control
The Contractor shall operate and manage all site access control procedures.
Responsibilities Include
- Verification of employee, contractor, and visitor credentials.
- Operation of access control systems.
- Issuing temporary access permissions.
- Maintaining electronic and manual access records.
- Preventing unauthorized entry.
Visitor Management
The Contractor shall administer the visitor management process, including
- Visitor registration and sign-in procedures.
- Verification of visitor identity.
- Contacting hosts for visitor authorization.
- Issuing visitor passes.
- Recovering visitor passes upon departure.
- Maintaining visitor records and audit trails.
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Incident Response
The Contractor shall
- Respond immediately to security incidents.
- Investigate suspicious activity.
- Provide initial incident containment.
- Assist emergency services.
- Preserve evidence where required.
- Produce written incident reports within 24 hours.
Mandatory
- Valid SIA Security Guard Licence or SIA Door Supervisor Licence.
- Right to work in the United Kingdom.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Competency in report writing.
- Basic IT skills for operation of access control and CCTV systems.
Desirable
- CCTV Public Space Surveillance (PSS) Licence.
- First Aid at Work Certificate.
- Fire Marshal Training.
- Maritime or port security experience.
- Conflict Management Training.
- Emergency Response Training.
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