Boom Gate Controller (Industrial Park)

The gate at a distribution warehouse in Gqeberha is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a distribution warehouse in Gqeberha. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags

• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Physically fit for foot patrols
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Speaks and writes basic English

• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols
• Previous experience at a similar site type

• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Provident fund contributions
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.
• Put your PSIRA number and grade right under your name. Recruiters check it on the PSIRA system before they even phone you.