Aviation Security Officer - East Midlands Airport

Summary

Aviation Security Officer - East Midlands Airport

Summary

• Aviation Security Officer
• Based at East Midland Airport
• Part time -22 hours (03:00am – 08:00am)
• £15,092.35pa (£13.16ph) rising after 2 years’ service.
• Full training given

Why MAG?

Every year, East Midlands Airport connects over 4 million passengers with more than 80 destinations across Europe and is also the UK’s number one provider of pure freight services. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, East Midlands Airport supports over 6,000 jobs and generates around £300m each year for the region. 

At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.

As a MAG employee you will have access to some great benefits including;
 

• Free on-site parking whilst on duty.
• Access to our reward portal with discounts and savings including discounted MAG products.
• 24hour Employee Assistance Programme.
• On-site discounts and heavily discounted staff shop.
• MAG Pension scheme which doubles your contribution.
• Fantastic career development opportunities.
• Full uniform provided.
• Overtime paid at 1.25

 
Join the Security Team with the biggest Airport Operator in the UK and enjoy a wealth of benefits and development opportunities.

The role

Are you a people person with a passion for delivering great service? Do you have a flexible approach to working hours? Do you seek to fly high in a critical yet rewarding role at the Airport and have excellent attention to detail?

As our passenger numbers continue to grow, we are seeking pro-active, focused and motivated individuals to join our Security Team. Duties will include but are not limited to; 
  

• Conducting hand searches of personal belonging.
• Body searching (pat-downs) of passengers and staff.
• Operating high-tech security equipment such as X-Ray machines and body scanners. 
• Patrolling our terminal and airport premises.  
• Checking of staff ID cards and passenger boarding cards before entering the security area.
• Performing additional roles and duties as required to support our operation.
• Greeting guests to ensure they receive the very best service.

Please note the role will require long periods of standing, bending, walking and manual handling.   
  
If you’re successful you will be made a conditional offer subject to Pre-Employment checks and passing your initial 3-week training course (paid accordingly).
 
Our checks include: A Criminal Record Check, 5 years employment history and Counter Terrorism Check. You will also be required to attend a face-to-face medical appointment.
 
Due to the nature of our security checks. we are unable to consider any applications from candidates who have not lived in the UK for the last 3 years

You will need to be flexible to work on a 24/7 operation. We offer a variety of shift lengths from 4 hours to 12 hours on a multitude of shift patterns, these include night shifts, early mornings (Earliest start time from 03:00am), late shifts, weekends and bank holidays. Please check the advertisement for the hours we are currently recruiting for.

What will make you successful in the role?

No prior security experience is required as we pride ourselves in offering full training, however you do need to be able to; 
  

• Have passion for working in a busy front-line environment.
• Be able to communicate directly and clearly to both colleagues and passengers.
• Always demonstrate exceptional customer service with a willingness to go the extra step.
• Be enthusiastic and have an excellent attention to detail.
• Be able to work both individually and as a team.
• Be over the age of 18yrs and have colour perfect vision.
• Have resided continually in the UK for the last 3 years to be able to obtain Counter Terrorism Clearance.
• Commit to both 3 weeks training and working a 3am – 8am shift pattern.

We need people like you to make sure our customers receive a safe and effortless travel experience.