Senior Process Engineering Manager - Lean & Automation

HSM; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

HSM is seeking a senior manufacturing/process engineering leader to drive team development and optimize manufacturing performance. You will lead process development, time studies, line balancing, and equipment trials while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

The role requires extensive experience in automotive or Tier 1/2 manufacturing, with hands-on expertise in CAD, ERP, and BOM/routing management. Travel up to 25% across sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related engineering preferred.
• Eight years of relevant technical manufacturing experience may substitute for a degree.
• Five+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience with supervisory responsibility.
• Automotive, commercial transportation, or Tier 1/Tier 2 manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Hands-on process engineering in metal, foam, cut-and-sew, or assembly operations.
• Experience with time studies, tooling, fixtures, line balancing, material flow, ergonomics, process validation, CAD, ERP systems, BOMs, routings, labor standards, and engineering change control.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical thinking, judgment, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop the team. Set priorities, allocate engineering resources, coach technical talent, and build accountability through clear expectations and feedback.
• Strengthen manufacturing performance. Lead process development, time studies, line balancing, capacity analysis, material-flow improvements, and labor-standard validation.
• Solve hard problems. Drive root-cause investigations and Lean initiatives to reduce scrap, downtime, and cycle time while improving yield and efficiency.
• Deliver successful launches. Manage assigned launch and equipment projects—from feasibility and input through trials, Run-at-Rate, and production handoff.
• Advance equipment and automation. Partner with Controls Engineering and Maintenance on equipment selection and trials.
• Protect quality and compliance. Implement process controls and validation evidence to support ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, APQP, and PPAP.
• Create reliable engineering systems. Maintain BOMs, routings, work instructions, layouts, and change control.
• Design safety into the process. Integrate ergonomics, guarding, safe work methods, and calibration needs.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Process engineering

Time studies

Line balancing

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD

ERP systems

BOMs & routings

Job description

HSM is seeking a senior manufacturing/process engineering leader to drive team development and optimize manufacturing performance. You will lead process development, time studies, line balancing, and equipment trials while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

The role requires extensive experience in automotive or Tier 1/2 manufacturing, with hands-on expertise in CAD, ERP, and BOM/routing management. Travel up to 25% across sites is expected.