POLICE in Kagiso are looking for a man who allegedly used a police officer's ID to seek employment.

The man removed the officer's picture and laminated his own without changing other details.

Using the stolen ID, he found work at Cobalt Engineering in Chamdor on the West Rand. He worked there for 10 years without anyone noticing.

"The suspect left Cobalt Engineering last year after police informed the company that they had hired someone using a fake ID," Kagiso police spokesman Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya said.

Officer Ntja Patrick Mashiloane, who is based in Phuthaditchaba, Free State, called the company after the SA Revenue Service questioned him about working for Cobalt Engineering as well as the SAPS.

Anyone with information is requested to call investigating officer Detective Constable Gadifele Motladile on 011-696-9054 or 079-020-9000.