Loss Control Officer (Mall Stores)

Retail in Secunda runs on thin margins, and a fashion retail store needs someone guarding its stock. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Secunda (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends

• Retail loss prevention course
• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Experience giving evidence in court

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

• Give numbers on your CV: how many cases you opened, how many led to arrests. Retail security managers trust results.
• 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.