Receiving Bay Security Checker

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at a building-supplies store in Pretoria West before they cost jobs. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a building-supplies store on the Pretoria West side of Gauteng.

• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least
• Good report writing
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Discreet, observant and honest
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4

• Experience giving evidence in court
• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes

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

• 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.