Site Security Officer (Construction Yard)

Steady 12-hour shifts at an industrial park in Upington for PSIRA-registered officers. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is Upington-based, with most of your time spent at an industrial park. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Open and close boom gates for residents, deliveries and contractors
• Check visitors' IDs and capture them on the visitor app or in the gate register
• Watch for loitering, broken fencing and open doors during night patrols
• Write every incident and shift change in the occurrence book (OB)
• Direct traffic and parking during school drop-off or big events
• Test the panic button and radio when you come on duty
• Keep the guardhouse clean and the OB up to date for the relieving officer

• Clean criminal record
• Grade 10 minimum; matric preferred
• Speaks and writes basic English
• PSIRA registration at Grade C or higher, paid up to date
• Able to work 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends
• Alert, polite and firm with the public

• Experience on estate access apps or biometric readers
• A Code 8 licence for vehicle patrols

• Stable long-term site contracts
• Chance to be upgraded to Grade B with training
• Provident fund contributions
• Uniform, boots and winter jacket issued

• Make sure your PSIRA fees are paid. A lapsed registration gets your CV thrown out, even if you have years of experience.
• List the types of sites you have guarded, like estate, mall or factory. Security companies place officers by site experience.