Security Officer

Our Craft

Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.

Our principal shareholder is a charitable trust, so we were built to make a world of difference. Discover a place where values define our culture. The home of exceptional brands, where people and teams thrive. 

Our Blend of Benefits

• Salary £34,000 - £37,900 (plus 27% shift allowance)
• 37 days holiday, plus 4 Giving More volunteer days
• Save for retirement and invest in your future - pension contributions (employee up to 8.75%, employer up to 14%)
• Share in our success with up to 10% Share Reward scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Private medical insurance that covers the cost of private healthcare and includes round the clock access to GP services and menopause health line
• 24/7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
• Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance, plus at least 20% discount in our staff shop 
• Embrace work-life harmony with 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year

Embrace Excellence

The role of the security officer is to provide effective physical security at The Macallan Estate, Glenrothes Distillery and our Parkmore warehousing site.  Security officers will make a significant contribution to the provision of a safe and secure environment for colleagues, guests and customers while they are on our sites, to the security of our buildings and grounds, and to the protection of our spirit stocks and other company assets. There will be a security officer presence at the Macallan Estate 24 hours a day, every day of the year, therefore this role will require shift patterns of early, late,night and weekend shifts. 

Make an Impact

Key Responsibilities:

• Comply with the Standard Operating Procedures and Security Strategy for our Speyside sites
• Monitor CCTV imagery in line with the requirements of GDPR and monitor our radio system
• Manage our card- access system
• Monitor fire alarm systems and intruder alarm, and investigate alarm activations and other occurrences
• Deliver effective critical key management and provide an effective first-point-of-contact service for visitors to the Macallan Estate, in keeping with its status as a luxury destination
• Conduct searches of people, vehicles and places and carry out foot and vehicle borne patrols of our Speyside sites
• Maintain logs and keep accurate records
• Support and assist Macallan Estate, distillery, warehousing, and other Edrington colleagues as required
• Support managers in the event of critical incidents on any of our sites and support on-call managers, out-of-hours
• Control site access and liaise with emergency services as required
• Work closely with other members of the wider security team based at Great Western Road, Glasgow, to ensure the security of high value spirit being transported between sites

Your Talent and Skills

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Be a problem solver who can carry out dynamic risk assessment
• Have attention to detail
• Be able to deal with unexpected situations by gathering and analysing information, identifying desirable outcomes, taking decisions and making things happen
• Have a customer focus, with an emphasis on very high quality service
• Be able to use computer-based applications
• Have justifiable confidence in your own ability and be able to work alone or with minimal supervision, if necessary
• Be a positive contributor to the efforts of the wider team and have a “can do” attitude
• Be able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues from a range of disciplines
• Be flexible in response to changing circumstances
• Be physically fit in order to carry out foot patrols
• Travel between sites is crucial so must have a current UK driving licence

As this is a Known Consigner position within our business, the successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure check and complete the Known Consignor requirements as part of their pre-employment screening. 

A Place For Everyone

We’re proud of our inclusive culture – where unique experiences, ideas and perspectives are celebrated. We want everyone to feel respected and empowered to contribute to our success.

Get involved. From colleague networks like Balance, Pride and Kick-Start to inclusion allies and DE&I champions, we encourage our people to be curious, get involved and help us make change happen

Application Closing Date - 27th August 2025