Patrol Officer (Warehouse Perimeter)

Residents and staff at a distribution warehouse in Middelburg (MP) need to feel safe when they arrive; that is your job. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Home base is a distribution warehouse on the Middelburg (MP) side of Mpumalanga.

• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Patrol the perimeter on a set route and scan checkpoint tags
• Hand out and collect contractor access cards
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty

• Clean criminal record
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers
• Speaks and writes basic English
• Alert, polite and firm with the public

• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols
• Firefighting or evacuation training

• Provident fund contributions
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules

• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.
• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.