Security Officer
| Posting date: | 23 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £13.17 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 April 2026 |
| Location: | Basildon, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hamton Environmental Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Average weekly hours will be 40 hours per week.
Flexibility with regards to working hours and duties is essential as you may be required to cover other shift patterns from time to time.
Principle Function: You will be working as part of a team of security professionals, providing for round the clock security, fire and safety of our clients site in Basildon.
You will be a member of the wider plant protection team which will include responding to fire and confined space emergencies.
Duties will include;
• Ensuring the safety and security of the site.
• Providing confined space rescue in case of emergency.
• Providing an initial response to incidents of fire, or other emergencies on site.
• Carrying out security patrols as required.
• Providing access control on site when manning one of the gate houses.
• Monitoring the CCTV system and responding in accordance with the site instructions.
• Greeting visitors to the admin building and issuing passes as required.
• Key control and audits.
• Answering the switchboard and directing calls as required.
• Making conference room bookings as required.
• Security and operational administration functions such as rota preparation, duty covering and other administrative support to the operational team.
Skills, experience and abilities required include;
• A full and clean driving license is essential, as you may from time to time need to operate site vehicles.
• SIA license is essential.
• Ability to pass a confined space rescue course.
• Ability to pass fire training.
• Ability to understand and follow method statements, risk assessments and other work instructions.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• The ability to walk, move, bend and lift as required during the cleaning process.
You will be expected to work within safety rules at all times and report any safety issues or concerns to your line manager.
To respond to Management and Client requests appropriately.
To take appropriate action in the event of finding security issues.
To report any health and safety concerns.
This role forms part of a wider facilities contract and so you may be required to perform other facilities roles in this position.
Payment: This is an hourly paid role requiring the use of a clocking machine.
Flexibility with regards to working hours and duties is essential as you may be required to cover other shift patterns from time to time.
Principle Function: You will be working as part of a team of security professionals, providing for round the clock security, fire and safety of our clients site in Basildon.
You will be a member of the wider plant protection team which will include responding to fire and confined space emergencies.
Duties will include;
• Ensuring the safety and security of the site.
• Providing confined space rescue in case of emergency.
• Providing an initial response to incidents of fire, or other emergencies on site.
• Carrying out security patrols as required.
• Providing access control on site when manning one of the gate houses.
• Monitoring the CCTV system and responding in accordance with the site instructions.
• Greeting visitors to the admin building and issuing passes as required.
• Key control and audits.
• Answering the switchboard and directing calls as required.
• Making conference room bookings as required.
• Security and operational administration functions such as rota preparation, duty covering and other administrative support to the operational team.
Skills, experience and abilities required include;
• A full and clean driving license is essential, as you may from time to time need to operate site vehicles.
• SIA license is essential.
• Ability to pass a confined space rescue course.
• Ability to pass fire training.
• Ability to understand and follow method statements, risk assessments and other work instructions.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• The ability to walk, move, bend and lift as required during the cleaning process.
You will be expected to work within safety rules at all times and report any safety issues or concerns to your line manager.
To respond to Management and Client requests appropriately.
To take appropriate action in the event of finding security issues.
To report any health and safety concerns.
This role forms part of a wider facilities contract and so you may be required to perform other facilities roles in this position.
Payment: This is an hourly paid role requiring the use of a clocking machine.