Manager Operation jobs in United Kingdom

Are you ready for a new challenge in the security industry? Join the team at Northern Security, a leading provider of comprehensive security services across the North of England, with offices in Carlisle and Middlesbrough. We offer a wide range of services, including Alarm Response & Keyholding, and proudly operate across diverse sectors such as Nuclear, Education & Healthcare, and both the Public and Private sectors. With a dedicated workforce of over 200 security professionals, we are committed to delivering safety and peace of mind to our clients.

A central pillar of this role is Team Leadership & Development, where you will directly train, supervise, and nurture the growth of mobile security officers, conducting regular appraisals to support their professional journeys. This people‑focused work is tightly coupled with Operational Efficiency, as you will be responsible for the complex logistics of creating and maintaining seamless rota patterns and mobile schedules to ensure optimal resource allocation across all sites. Furthermore, you will act as the primary point of contact for external partners, engaging in Client Relationship Management through regular site visits to maintain excellent customer satisfaction. Underlying all these activities is a commitment to Compliance & Safety, achieved by compiling meticulous assignment instructions and health and safety risk assessments, alongside a dedication to data‑driven improvement by proactively analysing mobile data reports to identify and implement strategic enhancements to service delivery.

• Supervise, train, and direct mobile and response security officers
• Organise and maintain efficient security officer rota patterns and mobile schedules
• Maintain good customer relations through organising regular customer visits
• Compile all assignment instructions and health and safety risk assessments
• Conduct KPIs and annual appraisals with mobile security officers
• Analyse mobile data reports as a tool for identifying improvement opportunities
• Respond to call outs and incidents during the working day and investigate
• Ensure all mobile vehicles are maintained

• Highly organised and conscientious
• A strong problem‑solver with the ability to cope under pressure
• Customer focused, polite and approachable
• Professional and capable of independent decision‑making
• Flexible to accommodate shift work

• Age: over the age of 25
• Driving licence: full UK driving licence held for a minimum of 2 years
• Vetting: ability to provide 5 years checkable history to complete BS7858 vetting and screening

• Full training will be provided
• Company van, laptop and mobile phone
• 28 days holiday (pro rata for part time hours)
• Company contributory pension scheme available
• Long Service Award scheme

We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment and in which all decisions are based on merit.