Management Trainee Program (Engineering Track)

Join MATICLINE Côte d'Ivoire – Management Trainee Program (Engineering Track)

Location: Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

Languages Required: French (fluent) + English (working proficiency – improvement expected)

CV Required in: English

What We Do

MATICLINE delivers turnkey production lines for bottled water, carbonated drinks, juices, and other liquid products across Africa.

Our approach is different: we start with consumers, not machines.

We study the market — what sells, why consumers choose certain brands, and what makes products succeed or fail. We then translate those insights into technical solutions that help our clients produce better products than their competitors.

This is not a desk job. You will spend significant time in the field — visiting wholesale markets, traveling to production facilities, and meeting clients face-to-face.

The Opportunity

You will be based in Yamoussoukro, but your work will extend across the entire Francophone African region — from West Africa to North Africa (Algeria) to East Africa (Madagascar) and beyond.

This is a regional role, not a local one. You may also travel to assist colleagues in other countries, even if those are not "your" markets. You will learn to adapt to different business environments, regulatory contexts, and client expectations across the continent.

Based on your performance and preference, you will grow into one of three paths:

· Business Development – client acquisition, market expansion, relationship building

· Project Management – project coordination, delivery, client follow-up

· HR / Administration – recruitment, office management, team support

What You Will Gain

· Exposure to multiple African markets and a truly regional perspective

· Training in market research, sales, and project coordination

· A career that grows horizontally across regions, not just vertically within one country

· Real responsibility from day one — learning by doing, with guidance from experienced colleagues

· The opportunity to develop the same market intelligence capabilities that our team members in Ethiopia and Nigeria have used to open new markets across Africa

You will also meet and build relationships with business owners, investors, and industry leaders across the region.

Real Growth, Real Support

This is not a "sink or swim" program. We invest in our people....