Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove—the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances—is a family-owned company known for craftsmanship, innovation, and integrity. Our products are found in the world’s most luxurious homes, and behind them are teams of people who live our values every day.
At our new Cedar Rapids facility, we’re building something special—a culture rooted in safety, excellence, and ownership. We do what’s right, take pride in our work, and continuously seek to improve. We win together through teamwork, accountability, and a passion for results. And we bring the energy—showing up with a positive mindset and a commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued and motivated.
This newly created role is a unique opportunity to lead the setup, launch, and support of our assembly area. Whether you aspire to be a technical expert or future leader, this role will position you for long-term growth and development. You’ll work cross-functionally, manage project execution, and support the line beyond launch—all while helping build a culture where people and performance thrive.
Primary Planning and Start Up Responsibilities:
- Provide the detailed input to project plans, schedules, and capital budgets.
- Evaluate the entire assembly process. This includes assessing the component fit, required fixturing, process parameters and equipment required to meet the design requirements.
- Develop detailed process requirements and the necessary process tools and equipment to ensure consistency and quality.
- Provide sequence needs of the process to our industrial engineering staff and guide the successful launch of the process
- Generate required process data to drive ERP and MES systems.
- Work collaboratively with industrial engineering team members to plan, purchase, install and implement efficient use of resources throughout the manufacturing process.
- Complete, or coordinate completion, of safety risk assessment and safety lifecycle through development, installation, and start-up of new equipment and processes.
- Perform quantitative process assessments & process capability analysis to validate production readiness of equipment and process.
- Support trial builds of product through the system gathering process feedback for evaluation.
- Qualify equipment, tools and processes in areas of responsibility.
Primary Ongoing Production Responsibilities:
- Evaluate assembly line process monitoring, analyze and identify process elements not in control and lead continuous improvement efforts.
- Review production data and identify need for new equipment. Support capital projects with necessary data for justification
- Identify opportunities for lean manufacturing improvement and lead improvement projects
- Provide support to cross functional staff to sustain production process with respect to quality, safety, reliability and design.
- Support the production team on down equipment triage, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
- Review, analyze and disposition engineering change requests in support of the assembly and manufacturing process
We value our employees by providing:
- Competitive compensation based on skills
- Industry leading health, dental, and vision plans
- Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing
- Education assistance and internal training programs
- Electric vehicle charging
- Maternity & paternity leave
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This position requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.
Qualifications Education Required Bachelors or better. Bachelors or better. Experience Required Ability to interface with all levels of the organization (internally and externally) Experience analyzing product flow analysis and generating efficient layouts Experience with Task Based Safety risk assessment and validation process Experience with the assembly of highly cosmetic product Experience with time standard and work instruction generation Thorough knowledge of product conveyance and material handling systems. Including robust system design and design for functional safety Minimum of 5 years, working in a Manufacturing Engineering role with progressive growth in responsibilities, 10+ years preferred Preferred Working knowledge of GD&T principles Experience with MES and ERP systems Experience installing and starting up various assembly processes Understanding of MTM time standard generation Experience with SPC Equal Opportunity EmployerThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Skills Required
- Bachelors degree
- Minimum 5 years experience in Manufacturing Engineering
- Experience with the assembly of highly cosmetic products
- Ability to interface with all organizational levels
- Experience with Task Based Safety risk assessment
- Thorough knowledge of product conveyance and material handling systems
Sub-Zero Group, Inc Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair for many roles, with market-aligned to competitive levels in select technical/corporate positions and solid wages in entry-level or assembly work. Location and in-demand roles often strengthen perceived value, and benefits help elevate total compensation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical and dental insurance plus access to an on-site clinic for enrolled employees with no office copay or coinsurance. These offerings help lift overall pay perception even when base pay is not top-tier.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — On-site fitness center access, wellness campaigns, flu shots, and farmers’ market vouchers provide lifestyle support beyond core insurance. Community events and a scholarship program further expand the wellbeing-focused perks.
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What We Do
The kitchen. It’s the gathering space, the soul of the home, where cooks exercise their creativity on responsive appliances, and guests savor the finer things of life. Sub-Zero founder Westye F. Bakke built his first freestanding freezer out of scrap metal in his basement, bending the coils bare-handed. In 1945, he launched Sub-Zero Freezer Company, introducing the first system for preserving food at ultra-low temperatures - literally sub-zero. The company would quickly establish a reputation for quality and innovation. With a desire to build the best, Sub-Zero has always set its sights higher. Our products are built in our own American facilities where we can control every step of the manufacturing process. The materials are premium grade, the technologies state of the art, and the craftsmanship of the highest caliber. Over the years, the legendary reliability of our appliances has given our customers the confidence to invest not merely in a kitchen that meets their needs, but one that fulfills their highest aspirations in both function and design, and brings them a lifetime of satisfaction.
