Dc Industrial Engineer (4Months Contract)

Takealot.Com; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African online retailer seeks a highly talented DC Industrial Engineer for its Johannesburg Distribution Centre. The role involves evaluating core processes, data analysis, and improving key performance indicators while fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Industrial Engineering and relevant experience in DC operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years relevant experience within DC operations preferred.
• Previous experience in mini project management.
• High level of proficiency with MS Office packages.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate core processes within the DC operation.
• Conduct RCA to identify uncommon and everyday issues.
• Support continuous improvement projects and initiatives.

Skills

Solutions-oriented

Excellent communication skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Adaptability

Education

BEng Industrial Engineering

Bm Logistics or similar degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Industrial Engineer to join our team at the Johannesburg Distribution Centre.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people to join us.

We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won't get bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the DC Project Manager.

Your responsibilities will include : Evaluate core processes within the DC operation and integrate them in a unique and creative way to solve business problems.

Design and conduct time and motion studies to develop standard work routines; best practices and realistic / measurable productivity expectations.

Collaborate and communicate the above mentioned with Head of Departments (HODs) and Development team.

Perform routine audits of systems and operational processes.

Advise on improvements of Key Performance Indicators that impact operations and processes with different stakeholders.

Conduct RCA to identify uncommon and everyday issues within DC operations.

Perform data analysis to identify opportunities and risks in storage optimisation; material handling and process conformance.

Capture, design and make recommendations to process flow through risk, security and productivity gap analysis.

Develop and maintain work standards and characteristics that promote efficient staff and facility utilization.

Design, implement and maintain 5s initiatives across all departments.

Develop in-house forecasting models for packaging, consumables, assets and labour based on volumes and budget.

Support continuous improvement projects and initiatives by actively adhering to lean principles, design of experiments (ex : Six Sigma; Simulation design etc.)

Assist in identifying facility design requirements based on activity levels, flow and business requirements.

Attributes required : Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated.

Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

Previous experience in mini project management.

Comfortable with change and an excellent team player.

Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems.

Critical and Systems thinking.

Passionate about change and improvement.

Qualifications : BEng Industrial Engineering, Bm Logistics or similar degree preferred.

Minimum 3 years relevant experience within DC operations preferred.

High level of proficiency with MS Office packages.

The Environment : employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.

We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback / new ideas on where we can improve.

We are short on ego and high on output.

We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.

We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who : is forthright but respectful.

is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute.

is analytical, able to use data to make decisions.

is competitive, self-directed and strives to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours).

is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience .

is entrepreneurial , thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster.

is business SMART, able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input.

is curious and challenges the status quo.

is innovative and enjoys iteration.

is collaborative.

will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for .

thinks like an owner of the business.

is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING .

If you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

I acknowledge that if I have a personal information access request or a deletion request in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, that request can be sent to .

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities to apply.

J Ljbffr

Create a job alert for this search

Industrial Engineer • Johannesburg, Gauteng