Undercover Floor Walker (Supermarket)

You'll catch shoplifting and stock losses at a building-supplies store in Somerset West before they cost jobs. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll report in Somerset West. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Tag high-value stock and check security tags at the doors
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour
• Detain suspects lawfully and call SAPS, then write a statement
• Share trends with the store manager each week

• PSIRA registration, Grade C at least
• Able to handle confrontation calmly
• Available for retail hours including month-end weekends
• Good report writing
• Matric or equivalent NQF Level 4
• Discreet, observant and honest

• Retail loss prevention course
• Experience giving evidence in court
• 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
• 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.