Security Team Leader

Working Hours: Average 38.61 hours worked per week, 4 on 4 off, 12 hour night shift

Location: Warrington

Closing Date: 12/06/2026

Job Category: Head Office

Salary & Hours

• Average 38.61 hours per week.
• 4 on 4 off - 12 hour shifts.
• Nights (7pm to 7am).

Employee Benefits

• Full‑time colleagues receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro‑rated for part‑time or alternative working arrangements.
• Contributable company pension scheme.
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores.
• MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
  • Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues.
  • Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line.
  • Low cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover.

Are you passionate about creating a safe and secure workplace? Based at our state‑of‑the‑art Omega Distribution Centre, located at Omega Business Park, we are looking for a Security Team Leader to play a key role in maintaining the safety and security of our site for colleagues and visitors. Reporting to the Security Manager, you will lead a team of Security Officers, ensuring high standards of performance, attendance, and compliance across all shifts.

In this role, you’ll oversee gatehouse processes, manage access and egress due diligence, and conduct site patrols to maintain operational security. You’ll also play a vital role in fire evacuation procedures as a trained Fire Marshal, ensuring adherence to all security policies, procedures, and processes.

As part of the Profit Protection Team, you’ll collaborate with the Leadership Team and third‑party contractors, demonstrating strong leadership to drive best practices, deliver investigations, and develop your team to uphold a secure working environment.

• Team Leadership:
  Oversee, manage, and develop a team of Security Officers, ensuring high standards of performance, attendance, and consistency.
• Access and Egress Management:
  Ensure thorough due diligence processes are applied to all individuals entering and exiting the site.
• Operational Oversight:
  Manage gatehouse processes and conduct searches of colleagues and visitors in line with protocols.
• Compliance and Confidentiality:
  Ensure adherence to GDPR, maintaining accurate records and safeguarding sensitive information.
• Fire Marshal Duties:
  Support fire evacuations and safety drills as a trained Fire Marshal.
• Site Patrols and Audits:
  Conduct regular site patrols, container seal audits, and yard marshal duties.
• Investigations and Reporting:
  Organise schedules, conduct investigations, and assist with subject access requests.
• Collaboration:
  
  Attend and present updates at leadership meetings, aligning security strategy with site operations.
• Experience in a logistics or distribution centre security role.
• Team leadership experience is preferable.
• Familiarity with distribution centre functions is desirable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and inventory systems.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to organise, prioritise workloads, and maintain confidentiality.
• Awareness of working in an open‑plan environment.

TJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 580 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast‑paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) – and we wouldn’t have it any other way!