Operations Manager - Assembly

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, operational 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, motivated, and inspired.

This Operations Managers role is a unique opportunity to lead the operational setup, launch, and support of our new refrigeration assembly line. This position will lead the largest operating department in the plant. You’ll build the team, lead cross-functionally, manage project execution, and own the line beyond launch - all while helping build a culture where people and performance thrive.

Planning and Start-Up Responsibilities

• Provide detailed input to project plans and schedules.
• Develop team leader and group leader roles and partner with HR to build the team from the ground up.
• Evaluate the entire assembly process with a focus on clear work instructions, full work loading, a safe work environment, and effective training and onboarding.
• Build a culture that surfaces and solves problems related to safety, quality, and efficiency - involving employees at all levels to own it and improve it.
• Work closely with industrial and manufacturing engineering to commission the new process.
• Generate required process data to drive ERP and MES systems.
• Collaborate with engineering to complete safety risk assessments and ensure safety lifecycle compliance through development, installation, and start-up.
• Support trial builds of product through the system, gathering feedback for evaluation.
• Qualify equipment, tools, and processes in areas of responsibility.

Ongoing Production Responsibilities

• Using a people-first and process-disciplined approach, lead an assembly area to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance with a cross-functional staff.
• Champion a proactive safety culture - ensuring every team member feels responsible for identifying and addressing risks before they become issues.
• Build a culture that surfaces and solves problems daily - driving continuous improvement in people, process, and product.
• Foster two-way communication - ensuring team members are not only well-informed and engaged, but also empowered to share insights, influence decisions, and shape outcomes.
• Promote a collaborative environment where cross-functional teams align around shared goals and celebrate collective wins.
• Empower individuals to take initiative, own their work areas, and lead improvement efforts that enhance safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Lead with integrity - modeling ethical decision-making and fostering a culture of trust and accountability.
• Inspire a high-energy environment where positivity, resilience, and a growth mindset are contagious.
• This position reports to the Site Leader and is a key member of the site leadership team.

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
• 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.