Gate Security Officer (Residential Estate)

The gate at a distribution warehouse in Boksburg 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 Boksburg, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags

• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Clean criminal record
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred

• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols
• Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers

• 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

• 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.