Loss Prevention Officer (Distribution Centre)

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at a building-supplies store in Krugersdorp before they cost jobs. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a building-supplies store in Krugersdorp. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement

• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act

• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Retail loss prevention course
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes

• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)
• Monthly recovery incentives
• Staff discount at the retailer

• 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.