Ref:
75364
Location:
London
Employment:
Full time
Closing Date:
6 June 2025

Loss Prevention Team Officer (75364)

Since 1987, Mitie’s 68,000 employees, have been serving companies and communities across the world. We're the UK’s leading facilities management company. Our clients range from banks to retailers, hospitals to schools, and critical government sites. We make a positive difference to millions of people, every day, and we're very proud of this. Join us and together there's no limit to what we can achieve.

£18.89 per hour

40 hours a week

Must be flexible as job requires to travel to IKEA Stores in the London area.

Job Description

Mitie has a great opportunity for a Tactical officer to join the Total Security Management Team. (EXTENSIVE TRAVEL WILL BE REQUIRED WITHIN A SET REGION, IF REQUIRED TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE REGION THIS WILL BE REIMBURSED)

As a Tactical team member, you will operate across a network of stores, and utilise your observation skills to help prevent theft of stock. The work of the Tactical Team is crucial in the identification, apprehension and prosecution of criminals who target our client. Tactical team member must be available to cover various shift patterns as well as being flexible in their approach to working locations and potential changes to working patterns.

Main Duties

The Tactical team member will work in collaboration with all members of the security team to achieve a safe and secure shopping environment free from crime and the fear of crime.
Utilising conflict resolution to diffuse difficult situations that may arise within the workplace.
Reporting to the Tactical Team Leader.
They will always be mindful of the legal requirements associated with powers of arrest, detain and welfare responsibilities to ensure the personnel safety of all Mitie/IKEA personnel and members of the public.
Ensure effective communication to officers and colleagues that create an integrated and coordinated approach to crime prevention and detection.
Adopting an intuitive approach to store layout taking into consideration store demographic and associated risks.

Qualifications

The Tactical Team member will need to be a team player with an enthusiastic attitude.
SIA Licence essential preferably a Front-Line SD Licence and a CCTV Licence
Strong Customer Service, client focused attitude with the ability to build good working relationships.
Excellent communication skills are required both written and verbal.
Adaptable communication style to meet the needs of different people groups.
Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
Resilient and tenacious with a can-do approach.
Capability in the use of technology.
Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.
A Full UK Driving licence would be preferred but not essential.

Additional information

It's the little things that count -

On top of the usual rewards, you'd expect to see from a large company, such as - holidays, pension, tax-free childcare schemes and cycle to work schemes, we also provide many extra benefits to enhance our people's well-being and enjoyment at work. A comprehensive training programme in place to support personnel development.

Note: This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. A more detailed job description will be available at interview should you be successful in your application. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder throughout the period of employment. The job description may be varied from time to time by the Company to reflect changes in the post holder's role and/or the needs of the business.