Mobile operations Security Officer

ABOUT ASEL

ASEL design, develop and deliver fully bespoke and integrated security solutions, seamlessly bringing together people, technology and processes to achieve results-driven outcomes. As the original thinkers behind security risk modelling — which has revolutionised the industry — our business is underpinned by a risk advisory practice that utilises data and insight to identify and mitigate risk, inform strategy, prevent crime and reduce cost.

We believe authenticity and transparency are vital to success. Our main objective is to always act with sincerity and integrity, providing a genuinely collaborative service that customers can trust. ASEL is part of the Argenbright Holdings Group, a privately owned $2.2bn organisation founded in 1979 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with a heritage in security services across the USA and Europe.

The Security Support Team (SST) Officer is a dynamic, mobile roaming security role embedded within the Scotmid Cooperative estate across Scotland. Working as part of a specialist team, you will provide a blend of warehouse-based security duties and proactive store visits — using intelligence, data, and your own initiative to prioritise where your presence is needed most.

This is not a static guarding role. You will be expected to respond to incidents, support staff welfare, deter criminal activity, and build trusted relationships with store management and Police Scotland. You will be a key point of contact during and after serious incidents, including violence, theft, and vulnerability situations.

Officers are based at Hillwood House, Newbridge and operate on a 6 on 3 off, mixture of days and backshifts (no night shift)

The early shift commences at base icers begin with onsite duties including personal, vehicle and locker searches, breath tests, high value checks, and internal, external and picking tower patrols. These duties typically take between 30 minutes and one hour, with high value checks often being the most time-intensive element. Officers then receive a briefing from the SST Manager covering intelligence from the previous day and store priorities for the shift.

Officers deploy to stores from approximately 0800, spending one to two hours at each location to provide adequate coverage. Store visits are interrupted only where a call from a store or the ARC requires immediate incident attendance. In store, officers complete daily checks and record all findings on the Guarding on Duty App.

The early shift returns to base between 1430 and 1500 to hand over the pool vehicle for the back shift. On return, officers complete further patrols and grazing checks before the end of shift at 1530.

The mid shift begins icers complete base patrols and receive their briefing from the SST Manager before deploying to allocated stores approximately 30 minutes after starting. The same store visit disciplines apply — one to two hours per location, with all findings recorded on the Guarding on Duty App and immediate response to calls for assistance from stores or the ARC.

Back shift officers are expected to arrive 10–15 minutes ahead of 1400 to be ready for personal and vehicle searches of on-site staff finishing their duties lowing searches, officers complete further base patrols before receiving their briefing and deploying to allocated stores around 30 minutes after start time.

Back shift officers follow the same store coverage and recording process throughout the evening, responding to serious calls from stores and the ARC. On return to base, officers complete an external building check and internal patrol before returning pool car keys, driver books, and work phones.

Where issues are identified at base on return, officers will resolve these on site where possible. In some cases this may require remaining on site to await a callback or attendance from an engineer before the shift can be stood down.

• Conduct thorough personal, locker, and vehicle searches in line with policy, ensuring respectful and compliant…