Security Officer - Tranent, United Kingdom - Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories

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Tranent, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Req ID:221370
Location:

Tranent, GB, EH33 2NE- For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies.

When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe.

Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform.

In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary

We are looking for a Security Officer for our Safety Assessment site based in Tranent.

The standard working pattern will be four consecutive twelve hour shifts followed by four days off in an eight day rotating cycle, comprising of alternate sets of day and night shifts.

The following are responsibilities related to the Security Officer role:

Controlling staff and visitor entry and exit from Charles River.
Custody, issue and control of keys
Building and site foot patrols
Initiating early response to emergencies
Monitoring CCTV feed from multiple facilities
Monitoring and reacting accordingly to the intruder detection and surveillance system across multiple facilities
Monitoring and reacting accordingly to any automatic fire detection system alarms across multiple facilities
Carrying out periodic testing of the automatic fire detection system
Responding to environmental monitoring system alarms and maintaining records across multiple facilities
Maintaining records and documentation applicable to the security task
Undertaking site maintenance duties as required (snow clearing etc) To participate in overtime to cover colleague annual leave/sickness as required.

The following are minimum requirements related to the Security Officer position:

Previous experience of working in a security environment is essential
You will be enthusiastic, an effective communicator and have proven written, verbal and numeric skills.
The ability to work routine shift patterns is essential, as is the ability to follow standard operating procedures during any potential emergency.
Keyboard and basic IT skills are essential with experience of Microsoft Windows based databases
Act as the first point of contact for any visitor/client
Security staff must create an excellent first impression therefore proven customer service skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels are essential.
Current driving license is essential

Salary for this position is £28,480.90 per annum.

Profile and Requirements

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance.

From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.

Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO).

We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development.

Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities.

Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives.

Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe.

We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent.

We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.