Working For Timpson Security

Our company motto is “Great Service by Great People”, and we embody that motto throughout every branch of the business.  We invest in our colleagues as much as possible – with competitive pay rates, first class training and frequent internal promotion. No experience is necessary to begin your career with Timpson Security, we will provide training every step of the way.  We operate by a system of “Upside Down Management”, by which the colleagues on the ground and in stores have autonomy over their work to do whatever is necessary to provide exceptional customer service.

The Role of a Locksmith

What skills will I need?

• Full clean driving licence
• Clean CRB check
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong and confident communicator both written and verbal at all levels
• Excellent customer service skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to work on their own initiative
• Team player

What qualifications do I need?

You don’t need any qualifications to be a locksmith though carpentry experience will be useful. We provide full training starting with  an initial 4 week internal training program in general locksmithing. Further training and refresher training including safe engineering and access control will be provided at regular intervals.

What are the hours of a locksmith?

Our locksmiths are contracted to work 40 hours a week, Timpson Security offer a 24 hour service 365 days a year which means there will be some evening and weekend work which will be on a rota basis.

At times when you may be quiet you are expected to be in your base branch helping cutting keys or self promoting yourself in your local area. All our locksmiths offer a mobile service covering a 40-50 mile radius of the base branch, therefore you will need a full UK driving licence.

What qualifications do I need?

You don’t need any qualifications to be a locksmith though carpentry experience will be useful. We provide full training starting with  an initial 4 week internal training program in general locksmithing. Further training and refresher training including safe engineering and access control will be provided at regular intervals.

What are the hours of a locksmith?

Our locksmiths are contracted to work 40 hours a week, Timpson Security offer a 24 hour service 365 days a year which means there will be some evening and weekend work which will be on a rota basis.

At times when you may be quiet you are expected to be in your base branch helping cutting keys or self promoting yourself in your local area. All our locksmiths offer a mobile service covering a 40-50 mile radius of the base branch, therefore you will need a full UK driving licence.

Timpson Security Training

Timpson Training Facilities

Timpson Training Facilities

In-House Modular Training Programme

External Locksmith Courses

External Locksmith Courses

Benefits of a job with Timpson

We pay our colleagues as much as we can afford, rather than as little as we can get away with. In addition to receiving a basic wage, every single colleague is part of a bonus scheme relevant to their part of the business.

We believe that sharing our profits with our colleagues is one of the keys to our success. We offer a wide variety of other benefits to our colleagues; from having your birthday off, to free to use holiday homes, we also offer you use of the company limousine if you get married, as well getting an extra £100 in your wages and a week off work! Click here to find out more.

Become a Timpson Locksmith Contractor

We are always on the lookout for qualified subcontractor locksmiths to help manage our busy workload, particularly during nights and weekends when our number of active locksmiths is reduced.  We generally class Out of Hours as anything after 5:30pm or before 8am, and all day Saturday and Sunday. 

If you’re a small business or sole trader that is already operating a 24 hour service and looking for subcontractor work, we would love to hear from you. We are also actively looking to increase our number of specialist safe engineers and access control specialists.

If you would like more information or to request an application pack, please email locksmithsupport@timpson.com and we will reply as soon as possible.

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