Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly

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, 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 detailedprocess 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

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 in Industrial Engineering or related field.

Bachelors or better in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

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

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