Access Control Officer (Grade C) – Permanent

You'll control who comes in and out of an industrial park in Brits, and log every visitor properly. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Brits, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty

• Clean criminal record
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers

• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols
• First-aid Level 1 certificate
• Firefighting or evacuation training

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued

• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.
• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.