Undercover Floor Walker (Supermarket)

Blend in, watch closely and act lawfully: that is loss prevention at a building-supplies store in Worcester. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Worcester-based, with most of your time spent at a building-supplies store. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Review CCTV footage to confirm suspected theft
• Check receiving bay deliveries against invoices and seal numbers
• Help with stock counts and point out loss hot-spots
• Share trends with the store manager each week
• Search staff bags at exit points according to store policy
• Record every incident with photos, times and value of goods
• Walk the floor in plain clothes and watch for shoplifting behaviour

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

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

• Staff discount at the retailer
• Plain clothes work (no uniform in detective roles)
• 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.
• Keep your appearance low-key for the interview. Detectives need to blend in with shoppers.