Security Operations Manager NEW Folkestone Posted yesterday £46,500 per year

Carlisle Support Services; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing plans

23 days holiday increasing to 25

Discounts and cashbacks

Paid volunteering days

Employee assistance program

Refer a friend scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Carlisle Support Services is seeking a Security Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day security operations, coach staff, manage rosters, and ensure service standards across the contract while maintaining corporate policies.

You will work with the Account Manager to maximise profitability, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement. A full driving licence and UK eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing a large team
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work flexible hours in a 24-hour service
• Proven staff coaching and development capability
• Experience in health and safety compliance and welfare of staff

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach security teams across the contract
• Plan and roster staffing to meet manning requirements
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, policies and client requirements
• Monitor KPIs and service levels; drive continuous improvement
• Coordinate with Account Manager on contract performance and profitability
• Manage stock and uniforms; oversee attendance and leave processes
• Conduct daily site visits and ensure high standards of service

Job description

The role

Carlisle Support Services is looking for a Security Operations Manager, you will assist with all functions of the day-to-day management, assisting the Account Manager to deliver and enhance Carlisle Support Service reputation and ensure the profit potential of the contract is realised, whilst always maintaining high corporate standards.

Your core role will include but not be limited to the following activities:

• Conduct effective coaching and identify staff for upskilling and cross training in conjunction with the Training Manager.
• Provide support and guidance to the admin assistant, management and supervisory team; ensuring clear objectives are set and that performance is regularly reviewed across the contract and specifically for your allocated area.
• Prepare and plan weekly rosters in accordance with the manning requirement; ensuring all requirements are fulfilled and monitor shift cycle procedures and rules adhering to strict timetabling in consultation with operational employees; whilst remaining complaint with Transport and Working Time Directive governing operational hours worked.
• Ensure you liaise regular with the recruitment manager, operations support manager and training manager to update on the contractual needs in relation to staffing numbers.
• Manage stock levels, orders, provision and issue of all uniforms to all staff including new starts; ensuring standards of presentation are always adhered to and uniform stock takes conducted.
• Monitor annual leave allocation in conjunction with employee contracts of employment and company policy enforcing compliance subject to exceptional circumstance approved by the Account manager.
• Take responsibility for ensuring compliance with company procedures and policies; completion of necessary paperwork i.e. safe systems of work, quality, environment, health and safety.
• Ensure compliance with client and legal requirements.
• Monitor customer satisfaction and service levels including agreed KPIs.
• Monitor staff performance and absence taking remedial action where required; using corporate checks, and any other relevant monitoring tools as required and follow Carlisle Support Services Absence.
• Ensure that all at personnel assigned to the contract are strictly adhering to the statutory obligations contained within the Health and Safety at Work legislation.
• Complete daily visits to each area on site engaging with employees; ensuring the required service standard is adhered to deliver a World Class Service.
• Ensuring effective 1-2-1 are completed with your direct reports and their teams. To monitor staff motivational and engagement levels.
• Complete any other reasonable requests as issued by the Account Manager and oversee the running of the contract in the absence of the Account Manager

The ideal candidate

• Quest for continuous improvement
• High degree of flexibility and adaptable to work varied hours to suit operational demands of a 24 hour service.
• Good organisational/time management skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities and deliver to deadlines
• Experience of effectively leading a team
• Evidence of taking responsibility and willingness to take responsibility
• Experience of managing and training large teams and mentoring individuals
• Problem solving skills
• Shows initiative, resourcefulness and professionalism
• Focuses on results and aims to deliver an extraordinary performance
• Service industry experience.
• Be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK and hold an appropriate Security clearance certification.
• Full driving licence
• Be able to fit the criteria of medical standards

The benefits

• Health and Wellbeing Plans
• 23 days paid holiday increasing to 25 after 2 years
• Discounts and Cashbacks
• Paid Volunteering days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Successful candidates will be required to provide original documentation for detailed screening and vetting processes.

This could include the following: passport / driving licence / utility bill dated in the last 3 months / HMRC letter / original bank statement / original payslip / birth certificate / a valid share code.

About us

Join a growing market-leading brand of support services to work with the UK’s largest brands such as Le Shuttle, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco, and many more.

Carlisle currently employees over 8,500 dedicated and enthusiastic staff members to deliver events, security cleaning, and retail facilities support services across the UK’s most renowned sites and critical infrastructure.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Carlisle, we are committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all areas of employment, recruitment and selection, training, development, and promotion.

In all situations people will be judged solely on merit or ability.