Receiving Bay Security Checker

Shrinkage hurts every retail distribution centre; in Randburg, you would be the one tracking it down. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a retail distribution centre on the Randburg side of Gauteng.

• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors

• Good report writing
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Discreet, observant and honest
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least

• Retail loss prevention course
• Experience giving evidence in court

• Staff discount at the retailer
• Retail trading hours, no night shift in most stores
• Monthly recovery incentives

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