Receiving Bay Security Checker

Retail in Mthatha runs on thin margins, and a building-supplies store needs someone guarding its stock. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a building-supplies store in Mthatha. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial

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

• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes
• Retail loss prevention course
• Experience giving evidence in court

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

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