Patrol Officer (Warehouse Perimeter)

The gate at a distribution warehouse in Pretoria West is the first line of safety, and you would be standing at it. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Pretoria West (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Call the armed response or SAPS number from the call list when needed
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Search vehicles and bags leaving the site when company policy requires it

• Alert, polite and firm with the public
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Clear, neat handwriting for the OB and registers

• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued
• Paid night-shift allowance under the security sector rules
• Stable long-term site contracts
• Provident fund contributions

• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.
• Arrive for the interview in neat clothes with your certificates in a plastic sleeve. It shows the discipline they want.