Security Officer

Recruiting for Security Officer

Location Warrenpoint 

Pay Rate £13.25

Hours of work Full Time 

Shift Pattern 4 on 4 off 

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting for Security Officers to join our team at the Port of Warrenpoint and you will be a key part of the team, assuring that the area is safe and secure at all times. 

The position is varied and will require you to carry out the following duties:

Duties: Extensive foot and vehicle patrols (valid UK driving licence required). Vehicle and passenger searching. Report writing. 

• Securing and patrolling restricted areas of the Port, and outlying buildings.

• Access Controls,extensive foot patrols as well as Vehicle patrols (Valid uk Driving license required) 

• Working with the guidelines for the Department of Transport 

• Searching goods vehicles and passengers 

• Using metal detectors and x-ray screening equipment

• Working with outside agencies to deter and detect criminality i.e. smuggling of people, animals or other offenses.

• Ensuring all vehicles hold the correct paperwork and identification for travel.

The role will require you to be flexible Monday to Sunday, to work a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern. This will also be covering day and night shifts.

The Ideal Candidate

You will need to be aged 18 or over, a confident communicator who is a team player with the drive to provide a friendly and professional service at all times. A good IT knowledge is also key. You must be flexible and available to work on a varied shift pattern which will include days, nights and weekends. It would be a benefit to have some security experience and your SIA licence, however it’s not essential, as we provide full SIA (Security Industry Authority) licence training. 

Join G4S and you can also enjoy real career progression with a large international company - as the world’s leading provider of security solutions, we offer loads of training and support. You’ll be in safe hands from our induction and on-site training to regular reviews and welfare checks with our managers.

Benefits

• 5.6 weeks holiday per year, 8 of these will be in lieu of bank holidays (worked or not worked)

• Workplace Pension Scheme

• Great 4 Savings Employee Discount Scheme

• Progression, training and development opportunities

About the Company

G4S is the world's leading global, integrated security company specialising in the delivery of security and related services to customers across six continents. We specialise in outsourced business processes and facilities in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. We operate in over 90 countries. We have a truly global business with large established market positions in developed markets and outstanding positions in fast growing emerging markets. G4S has a unique global footprint, employing more than 570,000 people world-wide, and are the largest security solutions provider in the world.