Gate Security Officer (Residential Estate) – Permanent

The gate at a construction yard in Epping is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a construction yard on the Epping side of Western Cape.

• 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)
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols

• Speaks and writes basic English
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends

• First-aid Level 1 certificate
• Firefighting or evacuation training
• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training

• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.
• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.