Industrial Engineer Intern

Advance Auto Parts isn’t just your local auto parts store. We are the leading competitor in the auto parts industry. We are always looking for ways to better our strategies and broaden our horizons, which is why we are excited to take on a whole new team of interns. For this 10-week paid internship we are looking for interns to build valuable experience in various areas of our business. The week of welcome kicks off by pairing you with a mentor who will guide your experience as you work on a project tackling some of our top business initiatives.

This isn’t a job shadow opportunity, this internship is the chance to get involved, contribute and truly experience our workplace. This will be a fun, teamwork atmosphere with the opportunity to build strong peer to peer relationships. The internship will end with the opportunity to present solutions to relevant business problems to some of our top executive staff members. No other company embodies diversity and community engagement like Advance Auto Parts does. But don’t take our word for it, apply and find out for yourself.

SUMMARY

As a key part of the Supply Chain Engineering Team, the Engineering Intern will be on a team responsible for supporting a distribution center in engineering needs from labor management to process improvement to evaluation of automation and/or technology. You’ll also have the opportunity to:

Gain understanding of dynamics in one of AAP's largest Distribution Centers

Immerse yourself in the organization through hands-on work experience with a focus on Supply Chain Engineering

Build knowledge in Supply Chain Engineering, DC Operations, and Inventory Management

Build strong networks with leaders across the organization

Develop leadership and influencing skills

Interact with our top executive staff members for your final project presentation

Collaborate and partner with the intern network and other Team members across various areas of our company

Final project presentation to leaders at end of program

In order to be successful as a Supply Chain Engineering Intern, you must possess strong interpersonal, planning and organizational skills along with a strong sense of commitment. You must have a desire for continuous improvement and take initiative in your personal development and job responsibilities. 

GENERAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Partner with the Distribution Centers Operation and Engineering team to address key challenges, process improvement opportunities, and collect and analyze data

Partner with Store Operations, DC Operations, and AAP Vendors to create a customer focused distribution environment (provides safe, accurate, damage free shipments to our stores that are easy to unload and put away)

With the direction of SC support team, identify and implement distribution and storage process improvements that increase capacity, reduce cost and improve accuracy.

Improve processes to minimize cost or maximize growth within the Distribution Centers

Employ analytical techniques to understand, analyze, and deliver recommendations to improve the Distribution Centers

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Undergraduate student in an accredited college/university actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Management, or relevant field of study

Strong MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, and PowerBI skills

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Rising Junior or Senior at the time of internship

Valid driver’s license in good standing as well as access to a vehicle

Effective oral and written communication skills (Spanish is a plus)

PREFERENCES:

Problem Solver

Strong Interpersonal Skills

Ability to multi-task or handle competing priorities

Interest in function/discipline

Demonstrated leadership experiences within sports, classroom, and/or community

Organization involvement (student, professional, or community)

Well-developed mathematical and analytical skills. 

Must be able to analyze data, draw conclusions and create solutions and methodologies and implement them

LOCATION:

This position is located in Roanoke, VA at the Blue Hills Distribution Center (1835 Blue Hills Drive, Roanoke, VA 24012). Relocation assistance may be available for qualified individuals. The program dates are June 2, 2025 - August 8, 2025.

Orientation will take place in Raleigh, NC the week of June 2 – June 6. Advance Auto Parts will arrange travel and accommodations.