Access Control Officer (Grade C)

The gate at an industrial park in Tembisa is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Tembisa, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• 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
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards

• Speaks and writes basic English
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Physically fit for foot patrols
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers

• Firefighting or evacuation training
• Previous experience at a similar site type
• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols

• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training

• 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.