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Sector:: Engineering Professionals
Job Type:: Permanent
Location:: England
Area:: Lancashire
Town:: Irlam, City and Borough of Salford
Salary:: £31,200 to £32,200 per annum
Salary Description:: £31,200 - £32,200/annum Pension & hols & critical illness
Posted:: 20 Nov 2025
Job Ref:: SJN/Security

Security Guard

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To assist with the overall task of maintaining security on site including issuing of passes and reporting visitors. Additionally providing a service to the entire site, approximately 150 employees, regarding first aid assistance, accident reporting and covering reception duties out of normal office hours. Be the first point of contact to the site for all deliveries, visitors, contractors, etc and represent the Company in a professional and engaging manner at all times.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Follow Security procedures.

2. Ensuring the Irlam site is safe and secure at all times.Locking of all Pedestrian gates / Service yard gates andbarriers as required nightly.

3. Physical presence at the entrance barrier during staff arrival on site

4. Patrolling of factory, offices and outbuildings. Ensuring all doors / shutters / gates are locked. Physical patrols to take place 6 times per night on both weekday nights and on weekend days and nights.

5. CCTV patrols - to be recorded hourly utilising individualsecurity login.

6. Operating of the intruder Alarm Systems / Fire alarm systems / Access control systems.

7. Ensure accurate records are kept on the Security PC including Diary / Handover / Keys / Licence Checks / Deliveries & Collections / Pool car / Energy Report / Accident reports / Incident reporting / Diesel log & All other associated checks within Security.

Hours of work:

6am - 6pm days and 6pm - 6am nights.
Working 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

Pay Rates:
Shifts - £31,3200 rising to £32,200 after 12 months.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to increase their salary over their 1st 24 months up to a max of:

Benefits:
23 days holiday plus BH's
Critical Illness Scheme
5% pension match

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Core Values

Taking OWNERSHIP and full ACCOUNTABILITY of our actions

Treating EVERYONE with RESPECT

Giving 110% to every task we undertake and being PASSIONATE

Always being FRIENDLY and DOWN TO EARTH

Admitting when we have been WRONG and doing our utmost to put it RIGHT

When you TALK we stop and LISTEN

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT - Knowledge is endless

Always ACCESSIBLE - Day or Night, if you need us we will be there

SELF MANAGEMENT - We operate a flat line structure where everyone has a role to play from the Administrator to the MD

HONESTY and INTEGRITY at ALL times - Even when you may not want to hear what we say

PEOPLE are ASSETS not NUMBERS - Every person has a skill, we do our best to understand these skills and match them to the best environment

What Candidates Say

I'd also like to take the chance to thank you for all your help during my time with Ambitek. I have always been paid on time and any worries I had were sorted out incredibly quickly either by yourself or your colleagues. Thank you for making my time as a contractor as painless as possible. I would certainly have no qualms about being employed by your agency again sometime in the future. Although obviously not any time soon!!!!

I contacted Ambitek last year about employment. They quickly responded and helped me get a job! I now have a full time job thanks to Ambitek and their staff. They have always paid me on time and have always been there to help me if I needed any advice! Now me and my family are doing great all thanks to Ambitek.

"Hi, hope your all set for Xmas just wanted to say thanks to you and all the staff at Ambitek. You have all been ace this year sorting out my wages and holiday pay and the rest, it's been a real pleasure working for you this year and can't thank you enough for getting me the job in the first place it really pulled me out of it when I was down and to say I appreciate it is an understatement

Hi, thank you for having me work for Ambitek, it’s been a pleasure

Hi, just wanted to say thank you for all your help placing me, as today I signed a permanent contract. The agency have been fantastic and in the future I wouldn't hesitate in contacting you if I need a job or recommending you to others. Once again, thank you and I would like to wish you all the best for the future. (One happy customer!)

Hi, don't know if they informed you but I got a full time contract this week, thanks to you and your team for everything mate I'd be nowhere without Ambitek.

Wish everyone looked after us like you.