Senior Process Engineering Manager - Lean & Automation

HSM (Hickory Springs Manufacturing) Company; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) match

PTO

On-Site Medical Clinics

Teladoc

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

HSM, a leading manufacturing company with a long history, seeks a senior manufacturing/process engineer to lead teams, optimize line performance, and drive Lean initiatives across multiple plants in North Carolina.

You will guide launches, collaborate with Controls Engineering, ensure quality compliance, and implement robust BOMs, routings, and labor standards while focusing on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related engineering preferred; eight+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Five+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience including supervisory responsibility.
• Strong background supervising technical personnel and balancing daily production support with long-term projects.
• Automotive, commercial transportation, or Tier 1/2 manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop the team by setting priorities, allocating resources, coaching engineers, and building accountability through clear expectations and feedback.
• Lead process development, time studies, line balancing, capacity analysis, material-flow improvements, and labor-standard validation to strengthen manufacturing performance.
• Drive root-cause investigations and Lean initiatives to reduce scrap, downtime, cycle time, and variation while improving yield and throughput.
• Manage launches and equipment projects from feasibility and DFM/DFA input through trials, Run-at-Rate, training, and handoff to production.
• Partner with Controls Engineering and Maintenance on equipment selection, tooling, and automation through commissioning and trials.
• Support quality and compliance with process controls and validation evidence for ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, APQP, and PPAP.
• Maintain BOMs, routings, work instructions, layouts, labor standards, ERP data, and engineering change control.
• Incorporate safety into processes through ergonomics, guarding, training, calibration, and workplace organization.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Supervisory

Automotive experience

Time studies

CAD

ERP systems

BOMs & routings

Labor standards

Engineering change control

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

VDA 6.3

APQP/PPAP

PFMEA

Lean methods

Statistical analysis

Communication

Organization

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAD

ERP systems

Job description

HSM, a leading manufacturing company with a long history, seeks a senior manufacturing/process engineer to lead teams, optimize line performance, and drive Lean initiatives across multiple plants in North Carolina.

You will guide launches, collaborate with Controls Engineering, ensure quality compliance, and implement robust BOMs, routings, and labor standards while focusing on safety and efficiency.