Boom Gate Controller (Industrial Park) – Permanent

The gate at an industrial park in Soweto 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.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• 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
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags

• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Clean criminal record
• Speaks and writes basic English

• First-aid Level 1 certificate
• Firefighting or evacuation training

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

• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.
• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.