LLA Aviation Security Officer

About London Luton Airport

London Luton Airport (LLA) is one of the UK’s busiest airports and is forecast to carry 17.7 million passengers in 2024.
The airport is operated by a consortium of which the majority shareholder is AENA, the world’s largest airport operator, and InfraBridge, a specialist global investment manager. Airlines operating from LLA include easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Tui, FlyOne, Sun Express and El Al.

Responsible to: Security Duty Manager
Department: Security
Contract: Probation for 6 months with the potential to lead into a permanent position.

Shift pattern: 

Full time: an average of 39 hours a week, over 7 days, a mixture of early and late. Working times range from 04:10 to 21:10hrs. 

Salary: £28,514 per annum

Purpose of the job:

To ensure the safe and smooth transition of passengers, staff and airport users whilst maintaining the highest level of customer service and satisfaction at all times.

Training:

To prepare you for taking on the role, you’ll undergo a six-week training period. The six weeks are on a 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday schedule, based at the terminal at the airport. This will consist of both classroom and operational training.

Eligibility criteria:

You must be able to read, write and speak fluent English, whilst additional language skills are desirable but not compulsory. Our Security Officers are required by legislation to have full-colour vision and the capability to appropriately perform a range of duties. It’s also important that you are physically fit as the role will require you to spend periods of time sitting, standing, bending and walking. The minimum age requirement is 18 due to clearance legislation.

You will also be required to pass through a range of referencing and vetting checks, including a Criminal Record Check and Counter Terrorism Check. You must also have lived in the UK for at least 3 years with a 5-year work history, unless in education. Start date: Feb 2026.

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Job specification

Safety

  • Monitoring and reporting hazards and near misses
  • Wear correct PPE
  • Monitor and address unsafe practices
  • Terminal evacuation assistance
  • Attend first aid calls if trained and required 

Guest Experience 

  • Answering guest queries
  • Identify any opportunities to improve guest experience
  • Resolve any issues impacting guest experience that can be easily rectified
  • Identification and safe handling of lost and found items and passing to the appropriate supervisory level
  • Advising guests regarding option for non-compliant items
  • Providing assistance as required to meet guests’ needs 

People and Performance Management

  • Attend all mandatory training
  • Attend all mandatory meetings
  • Comply with uniform standards 
  • Comply with all LLA and Security Department policies
  • Comply with behavioural expectations set out in our competence framework
  • Read and sign new safety and security instructions
  • Make suggestions for reward and recognition
  • Nominate colleagues for Rewards and recognition
  • Participate and contribute to own AAR meetings

Compliance

Critical part entry                                          

  • Preparing people and items for screening (Loading)
  • X-ray bag screening
  • Body screening
  • Body search
  • Bag search
  • Liquid testing
  • Explosive trace detection
  • Shoe scanner
  • Vehicle search
  • Complete security incident reports      

CCTV monitoring & response

  • Monitoring entry to critical parts on CCTV and responding to findings
  • Respond to calls about security concerns

Foot and vehicle patrols

  • Monitoring behaviours and items
  • Rectifying any compliance-based issues
  • Responding to incidents
  • Conducting inspections
  • Conduct random airport pass checks
  • Conduct random  vehicle pass checks

Access control

  • Conduct boarding pass checks, ID checks, temp pass checks, and vehicle pass checks

NB: Successful applicants must be able to provide us 5 years of checkable work/ education history and pass a satisfactory criminal record check

*This Job Description & Person Specification is intended to give an appreciation of the role and the range of duties and responsibilities to be undertaken. Due to the diverse nature of the role, it does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed on an ongoing basis. The post holder will be required at all times to perform any other reasonable tasks, as requested in order to meet the operational needs of the business.

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LONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND WELCOMES ALL APPLICATIONS.