Loss Prevention Officer (Distribution Centre)

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at an electronics store in Mamelodi before they cost jobs. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Mamelodi, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

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

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

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

• Staff discount at the retailer
• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• Monthly recovery incentives

• Keep your appearance low-key for the interview. Detectives need to blend in with shoppers.
• 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.