Relief Security Officer

  • Ref:
    105737
  • Location:
    Knottingley
  • Employment:
    Full time
  • Closing Date:
    5 November 2026

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Relief Security Officer

Location: Knottingley, West Yorkshire
Pay Rate: £12.84 per hour

Mitie is looking for reliable, adaptable individuals to join our security operations at a busy logistics site in Knottingley.

This is a temporary relief position providing cover for holidays, sickness, vacancies, and additional operational requirements. Shifts and hours will vary based on business needs, offering an excellent opportunity for candidates seeking flexible work within a professional security environment.

You'll support a range of duties across the site, helping to maintain a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for employees, visitors, contractors, and drivers.


Why Join Mitie?

At Mitie, we recognise that our people are our greatest asset. We offer a supportive working environment, ongoing development opportunities, and the chance to gain experience within a fast-moving logistics operation.

Benefits

  • Free uniform
  • Free SIA licence renewal
  • Training and development opportunities
  • MiDeals employee discount scheme
  • Virtual GP service
  • Employee wellbeing support programme
  • Life assurance
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Opportunities for career progression within Mitie

The Role

As a Relief Security Officer, you will provide support across various areas of the site security operation.

Duties May Include:

  • Managing visitor, contractor, and vehicle entry
  • Gatehouse duties
  • Monitoring site security and reporting concerns
  • Completing incident reports and security records
  • Verifying bookings and authorised visitors
  • Responding to incidents and emergencies
  • Supporting the wider on-site operation
  • Providing excellent customer service
  • Following site procedures and assignment instructions
  • Protecting people, property, and assets

No two shifts are the same, and duties may vary depending on operational requirements.


What We're Looking For

Essential

  • Valid SIA Licence
  • Good communication skills
  • Good IT and computer literacy
  • Ability to work independently and with colleagues
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Reliable and professional approach
  • Availability to work flexible hours when required

Desirable

  • Previous security experience
  • Gatehouse or reception experience
  • Logistics or distribution site experience
  • First Aid qualification
  • Full UK driving licence

Is This Role Right for You?

  • Are you looking for flexible work opportunities?
  • Do you enjoy interacting with people and providing excellent customer service?
  • Can you remain calm and professional in challenging situations?
  • Are you comfortable working a variety of shifts, including days, nights, and weekends?
  • Do you take pride in maintaining high standards?

If the answer is yes, we'd like to hear from you.


Join Our Team

This is a great opportunity to become part of a professional security operation while gaining valuable experience in a busy logistics environment.

Apply today and join Mitie as a Relief Security Officer in Knottingley.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

 

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