Loss Control Officer (Mall Stores)

Retail in Kathu runs on thin margins, and a supermarket needs someone guarding its stock. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Kathu, Northern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement

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

• Experience giving evidence in court
• Retail loss prevention course

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

• 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.