Receiving Bay Security Checker

Retail in Roodepoort runs on thin margins, and a supermarket needs someone guarding its stock. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Roodepoort, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Attend court as a witness when a case goes to trial

• Good report writing
• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Discreet, observant and honest
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4

• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Retail loss prevention course
• Previous store detective experience with case outcomes

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

• 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.