Boom Gate Controller (Industrial Park)

The gate at an industrial park in Komani is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Komani, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it

• Clean criminal record
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Physically fit for foot patrols
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date

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

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Provident fund contributions
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• 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.