Security Guard

Job Overview

Company:

EDF Energy

Job title: Security Guard

Job description: Are you looking for a role where your personality shines through as the first point of contact in a unique environment? If so, we currently have an exciting opportunity for you to join us in our Security Department at our Torness Nuclear Power Station.

The opportunity

Working in our Security Department, you will be our first point of contact for all who come onto site. With this, we’re looking for you to demonstrate a professional approach for the delivery of the required security standards on a Nuclear Power Station site. As our next security guard, you will offer a polite, communicative and when necessary, directional, and authoritative presence. For this position, we would look for you to strive and deliver work to a high standard, implementing a highly motivated work ethic.

If you feel like this is the role for you, we would love to hear from you!

Pay, Benefits and Culture

We’re offering a salary of £30,650 to £43,009 that apply with our terms and conditions covered by the EDF Company Agreement. The starting salary for the appointment will be dependent on your existing salary, competence, experiences and qualification. This position also comes with an attractive shift allowance – £10,348 per annum.

With the ability to work alternative shifts, this role offers flexibility with working shift rotations. Your rota will be allocated to yourself weeks in advance, which will allow you the opportunity to enjoy everyday life around your working schedule.

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We would like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you’ll be doing

Working as our next Security Guard, your daily roles and responsibilities will include:

• Manage effective control of access to site.
• Ensure integrity of site boundaries, patrolling of boundary fence, site, buildings, plant and the reporting irregularities.
• Meet company and regulatory requirements with respect to search and entry of people and vehicles onto site and into controlled areas.
• Respond to emergencies in accordance with procedures and direction from team leaders and in accordance with laid down emergency plans.
• Maintain security logs, key registers, search registers and other related records in accordance with technical training and company procedures.
• Undertake and record person/bag/vehicle searching in accordance with mandatory requirements using supplied equipment and resources.
• Monitor physical security alarm management systems, access control systems and monitoring CCTV responding to system alarms in accordance with technical competence training.

Who you are
Your personality and commitment will be paramount in this role so with this, we’re looking for you to have exemplary people skills as this is a demanding customer-facing role. Although previous experience in this line of work would be desirable, it is not essential as full training will be offered. With this said, we are looking for you to be flexible with regards to working hours as this position is shift work meaning you can work both days and nights when required (12 hour shift)

Applicants should possess a full driving licence. It is a requirement that the successful candidate will live within 25 miles, or within 45 minutes travelling time of the station.

Applicants will have to achieve Security Clearance Approval to SC Level prior to taking up their duties.

Application closing date: 8th February 2024

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Expected salary: £30650 – 43009 per year

Location: Dunbar, East Lothian

Job date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:54:36 GMT

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