Senior Assembly Start-Up Engineer – Lean Manufacturing

Sub-Zero, Inc.; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) plan

Education assistance

EV charging

Maternity leave

Profit sharing

Job summary

Sub-Zero, Inc. is building a new Cedar Rapids facility and seeks a Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer to lead the setup, launch, and ongoing support of the assembly area. You will work cross-functionally to plan, execute, and optimize the process for safe, efficient production.

The role emphasizes process development, equipment qualification, and collaboration with industrial engineering to ensure readiness and continuous improvement across the line.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Able to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Experience analyzing product flow and generating efficient layouts.
• Experience with safety risk assessment and validation processes.
• Experience assembling highly cosmetic products.
• Experience with time standard and work instruction generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead setup, launch, and support of the assembly area.
• Manage cross-functional project execution and resource planning.
• Develop detailed process requirements and tools to ensure quality.
• Coordinate with industrial engineering for safe launch and startup of new equipment.
• Generate data to drive ERP and MES systems.
• Improve production with lean manufacturing principles and data analysis.
• Support trial builds and capture feedback for evaluation.
• Qualify equipment, tools, and processes in scope.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Lean manufacturing

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MES systems

ERP systems

Job description

Sub-Zero, Inc. is building a new Cedar Rapids facility and seeks a Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer to lead the setup, launch, and ongoing support of the assembly area. You will work cross-functionally to plan, execute, and optimize the process for safe, efficient production.

The role emphasizes process development, equipment qualification, and collaboration with industrial engineering to ensure readiness and continuous improvement across the line.