Store Detective

As an Elite Security Officer, you will be responsible for overseeing a number of Aldi stores within a 40-mile radius of Bristol. A valid vehicle and driving license are essential for this position. The role offers a minimum of 40 hours of work per week, primarily during the afternoon shifts, which typically commence at 14:00 and conclude at 22:00.

We seek dedicated and reliable officers who are committed to delivering exceptional customer service while maintaining high levels of vigilance. Given the nature of the role, you may be required to be deployed to stores at short notice to cover for holidays, sickness, or to address any issues the stores may encounter. Your expertise will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and security of our customers and staff.

Job Overview

Our client is the UK's premier high street retailer. As a Store Detective, you will operate across their network of stores, and utilise your observation skills to help prevent theft of stock. The work of the Detective team is crucial in the identification, apprehension and prosecution of criminals who target our client.

Main Duties

• Observe, deter and arrest those taking part in criminal activity.
• Liaison with the police forces and other crime prevention partners, in the areas you will be operating, will be key to keeping up to date with crime trends in the area.
• Build local network to identify and disrupt crime.
• Report incidents accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Occasionally attend court to provide evidence.
• Stocking stationary cupboards, ensuring all are stocked to the correct levels.
• Report and building issues and see through rectification of these requests and closures.
• Support the delivery of space utilisation data by carrying out periodic audits.

What we are looking for

• As no two days at our client's regional stores are the same, you will need to be highly adaptable.
• You will remain calm under pressure and react quickly in challenging situations.
• Experience in a customer facing with a strong customer service background.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal), preferably with a GCSE of equivalent in English
• Proactive and forward-thinking approach to work, demonstrating adaptability and a desire to improve on existing working practices.
• Strongly self-motivated individual possessing a can do attitude and a drive to learn.
• A positive, outgoing personality looking to be part of a strong and established team.
• It is essential that you are SIA licenced – store detective experience is highly desirable.
• Exceptional observational skills; ability to handle sensitive situations and to make quick decisions.
• Confidence to challenge people when necessary.
• Ability to use modern surveillance systems, like CCTV and electronic tags.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 68,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

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Contracted 40 hours p/w