Receiving Bay Security Checker

Retail in Thohoyandou runs on thin margins, and a retail distribution centre needs someone guarding its stock. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Thohoyandou (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• 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
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy

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

• Retail loss prevention course
• Understanding of stock systems and shrinkage reports
• Experience giving evidence in court

• Staff discount at the retailer
• Monthly recovery incentives
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)

• 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.