Boom Gate Controller (Industrial Park)

Steady 12-hour shifts at a distribution warehouse in Newcastle for PSIRA-registered officers. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)

• Clean criminal record
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends

• Firefighting or evacuation training
• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols

• Provident fund contributions
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• 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.
• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.