Security Supervisor

About this role

Job Introduction

• Full time
• 44 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• 9:00am-6:00pm
• £14.04 per hour
• Site Specific Benefits
• Opportunities for career development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Security Supervisor

Essex RM20 4AL – Full time

Protect our customers, unlock your career.

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and the safety of our clients, customers, and employees. If you're a vigilant professional with a passion for security, then secure your career with Sodexo!

A role where you’re the key to keeping everyone safe. Valued. Recognised. Rewarded.

What you'll do

• Lead and supervise a team of two, ensuring compliance with site assignment instructions, health & safety policies, and procedures.
• Control site access, including gates, barriers, turnstiles, visitor/contractor passes, deliveries, couriers, and import/export drivers.
• Monitor and secure the site through patrols, CCTV, alarm activation/deactivation, searches, and incident response.
• Manage site operations, including reception, weighbridge duties, mail handling, telephone duties, and email correspondence.
• Respond to emergencies such as protests, evacuations, critical alarms, and panic alarms, ensuring clear incident reporting.
• Support additional site needs, including training, lost property, winter gritting, and other operational requirements.

What you'll bring

• A valid, in-date SIA Licence
• Previous supervisory experience
• Proven experience as a corporate security officer or in a similar role
• Strong attention to detail with excellent observational and communication skills
• Calm and effective response in emergency situations
• Good understanding of security practices and procedures

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

For careers that mean business.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

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