Loss Control Officer (Mall Stores)

Shrinkage hurts every building-supplies store; in Boksburg, you would be the one tracking it down. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a building-supplies store on the Boksburg side of Gauteng.

• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Good report writing
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least
• Discreet, observant and honest
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends

• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• Staff discount at the retailer
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)
• Monthly recovery incentives

• Show you know the legal limits of search and arrest. A single unlawful arrest can cost a store badly, so they will ask about it.
• Give numbers on your CV: how many cases you opened, how many led to arrests. Retail security managers trust results.