About this role
Pay rate: £13.23
Various Shifts (to be discussed at interview)
Job Overview
Mitie is looking for a Logistics security officer who can deliver exceptional customer service whilst creating a safe environment, free from the fear of crime for visitors and colleagues.
It is preferable that you hold a current SIA licence or SIA Certificates*(but in some circumstances training for a licence can be provided)*
Vetting
It is vital that you have a full 5-year checkable employment/education history, failure to do so could mean your offer will be withdrawn or your employment stopped.
Main duties
- To deliver industry leading customer service
- To conduct patrols of the depot
- To provide a visible security contact for colleagues, contractors, and visitors
- Utilising CCTV systems to support the reduction of crime and stock loss
- Liaise with the depot management teams
- To deter theft, whether internal and/or external and other poor working practices
- To conduct Searches (to be discussed at interview)
- To respond to any on site incident or request for assistance and assume control until arrival of the Client, Emergency Services or Depot Duty Manager
- To highlight all breaches of security procedures including internal and external crime
- Support with access and egress to and from the site as is required by the systems installed
- Gatehouse duties which will include booking in vehicles and supporting the transport operation (to be discussed at interview)
- Must have reasonable level of PC skills
Benefits to working with Mitie include
- Contracted hours
- Annual leave entitlement
- Pension and Life insurance schemes
- Free uniform supplied
- SIA Re-licencing programme
- Comprehensive induction and training programme
- Access to Mitie's outstanding employee benefits including financial services, retail discounts, reward schemes and online GP services.
- Apprenticeship schemes
- Progression and development opportunities
- All breaks are paid
About security roles for ex-police
Security management, operations and consultancy roles. Years of operational policing — command, incident response, public order — translate directly into corporate security, and employers in this sector actively rate police experience.
See all security jobs in London →Why this fits a police background — match score 72/100
- Protection & firearms
- Multi-agency & police liaison
- Security operations
What security roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Security officer (SIA) | £24,000–£29,000 |
| Security supervisor / team leader | £28,000–£34,000 |
| Site / security manager | £38,000–£52,000 |
| Regional / operations security manager | £50,000–£65,000 |