Maintenance Lead

Sub-Zero Group•Cedar Rapids, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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 offers a unique opportunity to step into a key leadership position with end to end ownership of maintenance for a defined production area. The role intentionally combines the responsibilities of a Maintenance Supervisor and a Maintenance Planner, ensuring maintenance activities are well planned, efficiently executed, and continuously improved. This is a hands on, people leading role for a results driven professional who wants to take ownership, drive reliability, and lead teams toward sustainable performance—rather than simply reacting to day to day issues. Primary Planning and Start Up Responsibilities As part of bringing a new facility online, this role will have primary responsibility for maintenance planning and start up execution. Key start up responsibilities include: Establishing and commissioning maintenance assets within the CMMS Defining and setting up spare parts, including critical spares identification and inventory strategy Developing detailed job plans for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance work Creating and implementing preventive maintenance (PM) programs for critical assets Establishing tool repair and tool management processes Supporting the design and setup of the maintenance shop, including layout, equipment, and workflows Participating in mechanic onboarding and training to ensure safe, standardized, and effective maintenance practices Primary Ongoing Production Responsibilities Own end to end maintenance performance for the assigned production area, including safety, equipment uptime, responsiveness, and work quality. Plan, prioritize, schedule, and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to ensure reliable execution. Lead daily work assignment and follow up; troubleshoot equipment issues alongside technicians while reinforcing planned work and root cause elimination. Communicate equipment status, repair progress, and follow up actions across shifts and with Operations. Coordinate OEMs, contractors, and vendors to support repairs and major maintenance activities. Develop and maintain effective job plans and PMs; manage backlog health, work order aging, and planned vs. unplanned work balance. Utilize the CMMS (SAP / Maximo) to maintain accurate asset data, work orders, and maintenance history.

Responsibilities

Establishing and commissioning maintenance assets within the CMMS
Defining and setting up spare parts, including critical spares identification and inventory strategy
Developing detailed job plans for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance work
Creating and implementing preventive maintenance (PM) programs for critical assets
Establishing tool repair and tool management processes
Supporting the design and setup of the maintenance shop, including layout, equipment, and workflows
Participating in mechanic onboarding and training to ensure safe, standardized, and effective maintenance practices
Own end to end maintenance performance for the assigned production area, including safety, equipment uptime, responsiveness, and work quality.
Plan, prioritize, schedule, and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to ensure reliable execution.
Lead daily work assignment and follow up; troubleshoot equipment issues alongside technicians while reinforcing planned work and root cause elimination.
Communicate equipment status, repair progress, and follow up actions across shifts and with Operations.
Coordinate OEMs, contractors, and vendors to support repairs and major maintenance activities.
Develop and maintain effective job plans and PMs; manage backlog health, work order aging, and planned vs. unplanned work balance.
Utilize the CMMS (SAP / Maximo) to maintain accurate asset data, work orders, and maintenance history.