Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Fabrication

Sub-Zero Group, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances. As a longstanding, family-owned company, we pride ourselves on being icons of design and paragons of performance and quality. Our Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove products are the refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing specialists found in the world's most luxurious homes.

The Cedar Rapids facility is a brand new, state-of-the-art facility, with work still in process for production equipment. This is a unique opportunity to work cross functionally as a member of the startup team for the new facility. At the Cedar Rapids plant, we’re building a team that is humble, hungry, and smart – dedicated to producing top-quality products while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Growth and development are important aspects of this role. Whether you aspire to be a leader or a technical expert, this position will set you up for future success.

We are seeking a motivated individual with an analytical approach to provide technical leadership as we start-up a new manufacturing facility. This role will lead our efforts to add large-scale customized automated equipment for the fabrication of sheet metal assemblies to this new facility.

Primary Responsibilities:

As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering team, the Sr. Manufacturing Engineer utilizes a hands-on approach providing subject matter expertise on multiple sheet metal applications.

This role will be responsible for the start-up of large-scale custom fabrication equipment at our new manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will have experience in the sheet metal fabrication equipment and processes with capital project management and execution.

Once start-up is completed, this role will be responsible for maintaining production performance as well as seeking out and executing continuous improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities during start-up:

Lead projects (start to finish) to select, order, review design, install, and start-up large scale custom automation for processing of sheet metal assemblies

Work collaboratively with other engineering functions, manufacturing operations, and stakeholders to gather and analyze process data and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste

Research new process technology and develop concepts for cost efficient and robust fabrication and assembly processes

Provide early input to New Product Development teams to support design for manufacturability and identify critical manufacturing requirements

Support other industrial and manufacturing engineering projects as needed Responsibilities as business unit production support:

Provides technical operations support for fabrication manufacturing problems.

Develops and leads process-improvement initiatives to address specific issues as they arise.

Utilizes Plan, Do, Check and Adjust methodology for managing daily improvement (MDI).

Capable of recognizing opportunities for improvement and generating a list of ideas for annual plant operational improvement.

Utilizes lean methods (Kaizen) for process improvements and utilizes daily coaching for sustainment.

Utilizes operational data to make informed decisions on a daily basis.

Ensures layered audits are completed as scheduled and implements countermeasures to safeguard goal attainment.

Uses metrics for accountability to mark improvement or need for improvement.

Provides engineering support and resources to sustain plant production including assisting with plant facilities and production equipment maintenance.

Financial acumen for data analysis of trends and tendencies, tenacity in the performance of the tasks within the role, and continuous improvement (Lean Management). 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

Maternity & paternity leave

Interested in learning more on our robust benefits package we offer? Click here!

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.

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