Rapid Response Officer (Farm Security)

How2Apply Talent Network
Brits, North West
Contract
Posted 1 day ago
Contract Security PSIRA Grade B
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Job Description

You'll answer alarms across a business park in Brits in a marked vehicle, armed and ready. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Location: Brits, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

The work, day to day

  • Do vehicle checks: tyres, fuel, lights and siren
  • Search the property perimeter and check doors, windows and gates
  • Secure a scene until SAPS arrives and hand over details
  • Respond to alarm and panic signals sent by the control room
  • Carry out visible patrols through the sector between call-outs
  • Check the firearm in and out of the safe at shift start and end
  • Give first aid at an incident until paramedics take over

What you need

  • Calm under pressure and physically fit
  • Valid Code 8 or Code 10 licence with at least 2 years driving
  • Able to work 12-hour rotating shifts
  • Clean criminal record and no pending cases
  • PSIRA Grade B or C with an armed response course
  • At least 2 years in guarding or response

What's in it for you

  • Group life cover through the provident fund
  • Regular refresher shooting practice
  • Response vehicle and firearm provided

Applying, step by step

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): PSIRA registration certificate showing armed response, driver's licence and ID copies plus firearm competency certificate.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Brits; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

  • Mention the areas you know well. Companies prefer officers who can find addresses fast without a GPS.
  • Put your firearm competency and armed response course at the top. Without both, the CV is not read further.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeContract
LocationBrits, North West
CategorySecurity
Experience6+ years
LicensePSIRA Grade B
Posted7 October 2026
Closing Date6 November 2026
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