Security Colleague

Asda; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading retail supermarket in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a part-time Security Colleague. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring store safety, conducting checks, and supporting your team to ensure a secure shopping environment. Flexible shift patterns are required, including weekends. The ideal candidate should be friendly and vigilant, with a commitment to safeguarding customers and colleagues.

Benefits

15% discount on shopping

Flexible pay access

Company pension

Wellbeing support services

Parental leave policies

Colleague recognition programme

Qualifications

• Must be over the age of 18.
• Pass a basic level safeguarding check.
• Must have weekend availability.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the store’s interior and exterior for safety.
• Conduct daily checks on fire doors.
• Assist management with spot checks.

Skills

Ability to remain vigilant

Basic conflict resolution skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Title

Security Colleague

Location

Bury St Edmunds

Employment Type

Part time

Contract Type

Permanent

Shift Pattern

Work Shift: Days

Hours per Week

22.5

Pay Rate

£12.45

Category

Retail Hourly Colleagues, Store Operations

Closing Date

5 October 2025

About the Role

Multiple part time positions available. Mixture of early shifts and late shifts. Earliest start 7am. Latest finish midnight. Weekend availability needed.

To be employed in this role you must be over the age of 18 and pass a basic level safeguarding check.

Our stores operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, which brings a wide variety of shift patterns. If you\'re looking for flexible working to fit around your lifestyle, then look no further! We\'ll work with you on your shifts, but weekend working is a requirement of the role, and we may need to be flexible with your work pattern.

At Asda, the safety and security of our colleagues and customers is very important. Helping customers feel secure is all part of the service they love. Security colleagues play a vital role in safeguarding our colleagues and customers and protecting our business.

You will be responsible for keeping a constant watch with patrols/checks including checking the inside and outside areas of the store for any signs of damage, break-ins or tampering with cash point machines. It will be your responsibility to carry out daily checks on fire doors, clear any obstructions and maintain the fire door records. Sometimes there may be conflicts and heightened situations which will require your support in ensuring that colleagues and customers are safe. You will be supporting your manager with random spot checks by acting as a witness and recording the details, conducting spot checks on vehicles in the warehouse yard, with the driver present, and other spot checks including making sure paperwork and processes are completed in areas like claims and returns, waste management and lost property.

About You

You\'ll be naturally friendly and want to get stuck in, working with your team to deliver great results. You care about giving customers a great shopping trip and that includes making them feel safe along the way.

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Everything you\'ll love

Alongside a competitive salary, you\'ll get lots of other great benefits too, including:

• Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user
• Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover
• Wagestream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more.
• Company pension
• Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated.
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
• Colleague recognition programme
• Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas.