Gate Security Officer (Residential Estate)

The gate at an industrial park in Rustenburg is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Rustenburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer

• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Speaks and writes basic English

• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Provident fund contributions
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• 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.