Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Assembly

Sub-Zero Group, Inc.•Cedar Rapids, IA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
Experience in manufacturing engineering, specifically in assembly processes.
Knowledge of process planning, equipment qualification, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Familiarity with ERP and MES systems.
Experience with safety risk assessments and process capability analysis.
Ability to work cross-functionally and manage project execution.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the luxury appliance industry.
Lean manufacturing expertise.
Leadership potential or experience.

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.
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.