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Job summary
A leading security firm in Cape Town is seeking a Control Room Operator to monitor CCTV cameras, track company vehicles, and manage emergency situations. Applicants must have a Grade 12 Certificate and a Grade C PSIRA Certificate, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills. The role offers a permanent position with various benefits including paid leave and life cover.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to influence other staff positively.
- Ability to motivate people.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring/tracking of company vehicles and tracking devices.
- Monitor of all CCTV cameras for a specific location.
- Access Point monitoring.
- Coordinate emergency situations with services.
- Daily reporting of occurrences.
Skills
Education
Tools
The Control Room Operator’s primary purpose is to provide support to the security department. To oversee the protection of sites through monitoring and regulating the company’s procedure.
- Monitoring/tracking of company vehicles and tracking devices.
- Monitor of all CCTV cameras for a specific location.
- Access Point monitoring.
- Monitor of commodities.
- Coordinate emergency situations with services.
- Daily reporting of occurrences.
- Reporting of irregular activities.
- Reporting of issues to the relevant department.
- Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent.
- Grade C PSIRA Certificate.
- Computer literate (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, CCTV).
- Problem-solving skills.
- Multi-tasking skills.
- Knowledge of Company Rules & Regulations.
- Ability to work with people.
- Ability to influence other staff positively.
- Apply site procedures consistently.
- Sound report writing skills.
- Self-motivated.
- Inherent willingness to adhere to company policies and procedures.
- Trustworthiness and honesty.
- Being able to work under pressure.
- Enthusiastic.
- Good communication skills.
- Good observation skills.
- Proactive.
- Critical thinker
- Not easily influenced negatively.
- Not easily intimidated.Ability to motivate people.
Job Title Control Room Operator
Reporting to Security Manager
Job Type: Permanent Position
- Provident Fund
- Life cover at 4 X annual salary
- Funeral cover
- 15 X paid leave days per annum
- Long service leave after five years of employment
- Morning 06:00 - 14:00
- Afternoon 14:00 - 22:00
- Night 22:00 - 06:00
Will be required to work overtime as per operational requirements
External candidates are encouraged to apply for this vacancy on www.sametal.co.za/careers/ by no later than Monday, 27 October 2025.
We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.
Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.
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