Undercover Floor Walker (Supermarket)

Shrinkage hurts every building-supplies store; in Newcastle, you would be the one tracking it down. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Newcastle-based, with most of your time spent at a building-supplies store. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour

• Knowledge of lawful arrest and search under the Criminal Procedure Act
• Good report writing
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends
• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least
• Discreet, observant and honest

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

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