Security Officer

Apleona GmbH; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Security Officer for their Wrexham office, working from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Monday to Friday. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience in a corporate security role and a valid SIA Badge. Responsibilities include supporting security operations, handling incidents, and controlling access to facilities. The annual salary is £27,000, with benefits such as employee discounts and access to a virtual GP. Full training will be provided upon joining.

Benefits

Employee discounts via Perkbox

Cycle to work

Access to a virtual GP

Access to a health & wellbeing app

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years in a corporate security officer position.
• Valid SIA Badge (frontline).
• Experience responding to alarms and drafting incident reports.
• Strong ability to take ownership of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support site security operations and processes.
• Handle incidents with swift resolution and minimal disruption.
• Control access to corporate facilities and prevent trespass.
• Participate in Evacuation Exercises and emergency situations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Decision-making skills

Customer service skills

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Security Officer (evening shift)

Location – Wrexham, LL13 9XT

Hours – Monday – Friday, 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Are you dedicated to delivering great service and want to join a growing company that looks after its people? Have you got skills and experience in a Security role with a customer focused mind-set? If so, then we have got the role for you.

The Security Officer position will be a component of the Global Security Management (GSM) program deployment strategy team. In this role you will be trained on security policies, procedures and will possess the appropriate skill sets and tools to deter and prevent unauthorized access to DTCC facilities, equipment and buildings that protect or house sensitive data and information technology assets. You will be responsible for the convergence of physical and electronic resources such as locks, biometrics, smart cards, keys, physical barriers, and processes along with trained security personnel to achieve primary objectives.

Other duties include:

• Support site/regional security operations and processes under the guidance and direction of the EMEA Associate Director
• Support the physical security operations of the Wrexham office, including security services for routine operations, internal and external events
• Handle incidents with swift resolution, minimal disruption, and identify areas of improvement to continually optimize response protocols
• Strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders to enable their work and to maintain a secure working environment
• Familiarity working alongside physical security systems managers/technicians
• Provide and promote high standards of professionalism and integrity both within and outside the organization, appropriately representing DTCC core values, business philosophies, protocols, and standards
• Responsibility for the implementation of departmental security protocols and standards in addition to maintaining and establishing baseline security practices locally
• Provide procedural guidance and direction to authorized visitors and vendors
• Participate in the Life Safety program
• Participate in Evacuation Exercises and respond to emergency situations
• Control access and prevent trespass to corporate facilities and prevent loss of or damage to people and property
• Provide information for security investigations, including access control systems and CCTV
• Align risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; elevate observed risks appropriately

Our ideal candidate will need to have:

• Minimum of 2+ years in a corporate security officer position
• Valid SIA Badge (frontline)
• Interpersonal and decision-making skills with demonstrated customer service skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills with strong attention to detail and a proven ability to take ownership of tasks, seeing them to execution and completion
• Experience responding to alarms, drafting incident reports, visitor management, and routine patrols within a corporate environment

We’ll provide you with full training once you start and make sure that you have everything you need to do a great job.

You will be paid an annual salary of £27,000 per annum, with access to Apleona employee benefits that will be available to you as soon as you start. Some of these include:

• Employee discounts via Perkbox
• Cycle to work
• Access to a virtual GP
• Access to a health & wellbeing app

Apleona is an equal opportunities employer who deliver facilities management services to clients all over the UK and Ireland and with vacancies in your area this is a great time to join our teams.

If this sounds like a job for you then click on the apply button and we’ll start the process and if you’re a good match we’ll be in touch to discuss the next steps.