Receiving Bay Security Checker

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at a building-supplies store in Gqeberha before they cost jobs. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Share trends with the store manager each week

• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends
• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Discreet, observant and honest
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Able to handle confrontation calmly

• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes
• Experience giving evidence in court

• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)
• Staff discount at the retailer
• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• Monthly recovery incentives

• Give numbers on your CV: how many cases you opened, how many led to arrests. Retail security managers trust results.
• 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.