Security Officer

Position: Security Officer
Location: Mars Wrigley, Dundee Road, Slough, SL1 4LG

Working Hours:

• Full-time, 42 hours per week
• 4 on / 4 off shift pattern
• 2 day shifts (7:00am – 7:00pm) followed by 2 night shifts (7:00pm – 7:00am)

Pay & Benefits:

• £14.37 per hour
• Opportunities for career development
• Access to the Sodexo employee benefits package

About the Role

Sodexo is seeking a professional, vigilant, and reliable Security Officer to support the safety and security of a high-profile manufacturing site. This role is critical in protecting employees, visitors, assets, and operations, while ensuring compliance with site security policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Control access to the site, greeting staff and visitors and ensuring all security protocols are followed
• Monitor the premises to prevent unauthorised access, breaches of policy, or safety risks
• Carry out regular internal and external patrols to maintain a visible security presence
• Respond promptly and effectively to alarms, incidents, and emergency situations
• Enforce company, client, and statutory security policies and procedures
• Accurately record incidents and complete detailed reports and shift handovers

What We’re Looking For

• A valid and in-date SIA licence
• Previous experience in a corporate, industrial, or manufacturing security environment is desirable
• Strong observation, communication, and reporting skills
• Ability to remain calm and professional when managing incidents or emergencies
• Good understanding of security procedures, access control, and incident management

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