Gate Security Officer (Residential Estate)

Residents and staff at a construction yard in Rustenburg need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Rustenburg, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)

• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Physically fit for foot patrols
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers

• Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers
• Previous experience at a similar site type

• Provident fund contributions
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training

• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.
• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.