Site Protection Officer – Distribution Centre

  • Ref:
    94161
  • Location:
    Northampton
  • Employment:
    Full time
  • Closing Date:
    15 May 2026

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  • Job Title: Site Protection Officer (SPO) – Marks & Spencer Distribution Centre

    📍 Location: Daventry
    💷 Salary: £13.45
    🕒 Hours: Flexible – Days, Nights & Weekends (including short‑notice cover)
    💼 Contract Type: Full‑time


    Job Overview

    Fantastic opportunity to join the Mitie and Marks & Spencer family!

    We are looking for a professional and reliable Site Protection Officer (SPO) to provide high‑quality security services at the Marks & Spencer Distribution Centre in Daventry.

    As an SPO, you will play a key role in maintaining a safe and secure working environment for colleagues, visitors, and contractors, protecting company assets, and delivering excellent customer service in line with Mitie and M&S standards.

    The role requires flexibility across days, nights, and weekends, including the ability to provide short‑notice cover when required. Full training will be provided.


    Main Duties & Responsibilities

    • Provide professional security cover at the M&S Daventry Distribution Centre
    • Deliver excellent customer service in line with Mitie and M&S values
    • Maintain high standards of appearance, conduct, and professionalism at all times
    • Monitor access control systems, CCTV, and vehicle movements in accordance with site procedures
    • Carry out regular internal and external patrols to ensure site safety and security
    • Support the prevention and investigation of theft, stock loss, and unauthorised access
    • Respond promptly and effectively to incidents, alarms, and emergencies
    • Complete accurate and timely incident reports and handovers
    • Work collaboratively with the Site Protection Team Leader and site management
    • Comply with all site‑specific procedures, security policies, and instructions
    • Provide flexible support, including short‑notice cover when operationally required

    Person Specification

    ✅ Literate and numerate with strong attention to detail
    ✅ Professional appearance with high personal standards
    ✅ Reliable, adaptable, and punctual
    ✅ Able to work independently and as part of a team
    ✅ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    ✅ Calm and confident under pressure with a positive attitude
    ✅ Must hold a valid front‑line SIA Licence
    ✅ Must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a reliable vehicle


    Health & Safety Responsibilities

    • Follow all Mitie and Group Health & Safety policies and procedures
    • Report hazards, incidents, and near misses promptly
    • Use all equipment and PPE correctly and responsibly
    • Take reasonable care for your own safety and that of others
    • Identify and report any training or equipment needs

    Benefits Package

    • 20% Marks & Spencer colleague discount
    • Competitive salary
    • Pension scheme
    • Save As You Earn & Share Incentive Plans
    • MiDeals employee benefits platform
    • Life Assurance
    • Childcare Vouchers
    • Full training and ongoing development opportunities

    If you're a dependable and professional Site Protection Officer looking to work within a high‑profile Marks & Spencer Distribution Centre, we'd love to hear from you.

    Join the Mitie and M&S partnership today.

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 80,000 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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M&S - Northampton - Unit E1 Dirft, Danes Way
M&S, Unit E1 Dirft (Old EV Cargo Site), Danes Way , Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, NN6 7GX
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