Security Guard

**About The Role**:
**OCS Group **is looking to recruit security officers to work at a world-renowned Scientific Research Institute in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire. Successful applicants must be able to provide an efficient and professional security service to the campus clients and visitors, demonstrating the highest level of customer service.

You will be working on a rotating shift pattern working 12 hour shifts 3 days, 3 nights, 3 off, including weekends and public holidays, 56 hours per week.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Undertake Internal and external foot patrols.
- High level control room monitoring of access control, CCTV and alarm systems.
- Ensuring all procedures, site/assignment instructions and SOP’s are followed at all times
- Site entry, car park barrier control and traffic Management.
- After hours Reception duties
- Accurate report writing using computer based software

**Skills and requirements**
- SIA Licence (manned guarding or door supervisor) essential and CCTV Licence desirable
- Previous Security experience in excess of 3 years would be desirable but not essential
- Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal English are essential.
- Smart and professional appearance, good observational and customer service skills are essential
- Ability to use your own initiative and work as part of a diverse team
- Computer literate in MS word, Excel and Outlook
- Clean UK Drivers Licence and own reliable transport are essential as no access to public transport in the area
- Physically capable of undertaking foot patrols totaling 15,000 steps per shift

**Benefits**
- Full uniform and PPE provided
- Comprehensive Training
- Competitive Training
- A pension scheme
- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
- Access to High Street discounts
- Access to low interest loans
- Recognition scheme ‘OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
- Training and Development
- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated ‘Impact’ Program
- Long Service Awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- discounted bicycles
- Free onsite parking

**About Us**:
OCS UK & Ireland, part of the OCS Group, is a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.