Industrial Eng Grad: Warehousing & Distribution (CT)

A.P. Moller - Maersk; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is launching a 12-month Industrial Engineer Graduate Programme in Cape Town, focused on warehousing and distribution. The programme blends formal learning with structured workplace rotations across cross-dock, ambient, and cold chain environments.

Participants will develop operational and digital capabilities, support KPI definitions, and contribute to process standardisation and continuous improvement with mentoring and structured feedback.

Qualifications

• Industrial Engineering degree (or final year) with strong academics.
• Analytical, problem-solving and process-thinking abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist end-to-end analysis of inbound, storage, picking, packing and dispatch processes.
• Collect, validate and analyse data to identify waste and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct time studies, process mapping and productivity assessments.
• Support inventory accuracy with cycle counts and variance investigations.
• Prepare reports and recommendations for stakeholders.

Education

Industrial Engineering degree (or final year)

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Maersk is launching a 12-month Industrial Engineer Graduate Programme in Cape Town, focused on warehousing and distribution. The programme blends formal learning with structured workplace rotations across cross-dock, ambient, and cold chain environments.

Participants will develop operational and digital capabilities, support KPI definitions, and contribute to process standardisation and continuous improvement with mentoring and structured feedback.