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73170
Posaddress2
Parkeston Quay
Location:
Harwich
Employment:
Part time
Closing Date:
5 May 2025

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Security Officer - Harwich International Port

This is a part time role contracted to 8 hours per week.. You will be trained and work in a variety of roles including Access Control, Box Positions, Searching, Customer Service Assistant and Traffic Marshall.

Hours can be varied with 12 hour shifts, split shifts, early starts and late evenings. The majority of shifts will be short between 2-6 hours so will suit those who live in the area or have their own transport.

Salary is £12.80 per hour.

Job Objectives & Responsibilities

Providing Maritime Security under International Ship and Port Facility Security (I.S.P.S)
Conduct various searches of vehicles entering the Restricted Area under I.S.P.S
Provide a customer friendly, reassuring, professional security presence.
Communicate with the Port Police reporting any suspicious activity, packages or any discrepancies with either ID or searches.
Assist with traffic ma
Monitor and control access to Restricted Area via Access Control Points
Checking and controlling the egress of HGV's leaving the Port

Main Duties

Ensure access control to the Port with the use vehicle access barriers at Access Points.
Ensure access control to the Port with the monitoring at gatehouses of safe walkways for pedestrian access.
Verifying driver documentation and identification.
Verifying vehicle identification documentation.
Ensuring compliance with DfT regulations regarding vehicles searches (internal / external).
Ensuring compliance with DfT regulations regarding personal searches.
Box duties assisting incoming and outgoing vehicles.
To provide a visual deterrent.
To liaise with Port and statutory authorities (Border Force) as required.

To be considered for this role you will:

SIA Security Guarding licence, or Door Supervisor licence is essential.

Full Driving licence is not essential (duties can sometimes include driving around the port on search duties)
Proven work experience as a Security officer or equivalent position
Experience of delivering excellent Customer Service
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Some computer experience, ability to write clear daily written reports.
Excellent knowledge of public safety and security procedures/protocols
Experience of working as part of a team or independently
Have an understanding of the Health and Safety at Work act.

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.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 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.