{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"64f2b8992c74b68fe40d03da","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/64f2b8992c74b68fe40d03da","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/64f2b8992c74b68fe40d03da","title":"Group Leader - Assembly - First Shift","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.\nAt 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.\nThe Group Leader plays a critical role in leading daily operations, developing team members, and driving continuous improvement. This leader must value and support a culture based on respect for people. We define success by ensuring team member safety as an absolute performance requirement and driving strategies that further foster a culture of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. Group Leaders are hands-on problem solvers who ensure their teams are aligned, supported, and equipped to succeed.\nThis position will have evolving responsibilities as the facility approaches the planned production start date in 2027.\n\nPrimary Ongoing Responsibilities:\nResponsible for oversight of operations within assigned shift– approximately 30 total team members and team leaders\nCoach and support Team Leaders to build strong, engaged teams. Communicate department and plant objectives to the team while ensuring there is an effective feedback loop to identify opportunities for improvement\nAssist in leading the efforts to implement lean manufacturing initiatives\nUphold company policies in partnership with Human Resources\nWork closely with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to achieve production goals by solving problems and implementing error-proofing\nDemonstrate commitment and a belief in the power of continuous improvement for personal and team development, as well as manufacturing process improvements\nUnderstands plant performance and KPI tracking, sets actions based on data that contribute to the efforts to meet or exceed KPIs, including Safety, Quality, Throughput, Labor Efficiency, First Pass Yield, and Cost Reduction.\n\nPrior to Production Launch:\nInterview and evaluate prospective team members to identify employees that reflect the Humble, Hungry, Smart mentality\nAbsorb production process knowledge from existing resources to become a Subject Matter Expert in all processes under your leadership\nCoordinate with other Group Leaders and Business Unit Leader to develop onboarding and training plans for all new hires\nWork cross functionally and engage the production team to ensure designated area is production ready with respect to safety, training, 5S, standard work.\nAssist engineering with installation and testing of all production equipment\nLearn about all relevant software and programs necessary for operations to function\n\nWe value our employees by providing:\nCompetitive compensation based on skills\nIndustry leading health, dental, and vision plans\nGenerous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing\nEducation assistance and internal training programs\nElectric vehicle charging\nMaternity & paternity leave\nInterested in learning more on our robust benefits package we offer? Click here!\n\nThis 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. 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Group Leaders are hands-on problem solvers who ensure their teams are aligned, supported, and equipped to succeed.\nThis position will have evolving responsibilities as the facility approaches the planned production start date in 2027.\n\nPrimary Ongoing Responsibilities:\nResponsible for oversight of operations within assigned shift– approximately 30 total team members and team leaders\nCoach and support Team Leaders to build strong, engaged teams. Communicate department and plant objectives to the team while ensuring there is an effective feedback loop to identify opportunities for improvement\nAssist in leading the efforts to implement lean manufacturing initiatives\nUphold company policies in partnership with Human Resources\nWork closely with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to achieve production goals by solving problems and implementing error-proofing\nDemonstrate commitment and a belief in the power of continuous improvement for personal and team development, as well as manufacturing process improvements\nUnderstands plant performance and KPI tracking, sets actions based on data that contribute to the efforts to meet or exceed KPIs, including Safety, Quality, Throughput, Labor Efficiency, First Pass Yield, and Cost Reduction.\n\nPrior to Production Launch:\nInterview and evaluate prospective team members to identify employees that reflect the Humble, Hungry, Smart mentality\nAbsorb production process knowledge from existing resources to become a Subject Matter Expert in all processes under your leadership\nCoordinate with other Group Leaders and Business Unit Leader to develop onboarding and training plans for all new hires\nWork cross functionally and engage the production team to ensure designated area is production ready with respect to safety, training, 5S, standard work.\nAssist engineering with installation and testing of all production equipment\nLearn about all relevant software and programs necessary for operations to function\n\nWe value our employees by providing:\nCompetitive compensation based on skills\nIndustry leading health, dental, and vision plans\nGenerous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing\nEducation assistance and internal training programs\nElectric vehicle charging\nMaternity & paternity leave\nInterested in learning more on our robust benefits package we offer? 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