Senior Production Manager

About Us

Founded in 1944 HSM is aâthird generation privately held company with a rich history of innovation and a commitment to our people. With 25 locations across the U.S. and corporate headquarters in Hickory NC and Huntersville NC we specialize in manufacturing components for furniture bedding transportation packaging automotive and healthcare industries. Our expertise also includes designing and building automated production machinery. HSM products from sofa springs to swimming pool noodles and bus seats touch everyday life in countless ways.

At HSM our success is built on our people. We foster a culture of teamwork innovation and shared success. If youre looking for a meaningful place to grow and make an impact we want to hear from you!

What Youll Do

• Lead production operations across multiple product streams to achieve safety quality delivery and cost targets.
• Translate customer demand into production plans that align labor materials and equipment capacity.
• Maintain stable operations through changes in volume customer mix and product complexity.
• Establish clear expectations and accountability across production supervisors and leadership teams.
• Use lean manufacturing and structured problem solving to improve throughput reduce waste and control costs.
• Improve production flow across manual semi-automated and engineered manufacturing processes.
• Strengthen daily management practices and performance tracking to identify issues and drive timely action.
• Partner with Maintenance Quality Materials and Engineering to resolve operational barriers and improve plant performance.
• Support new program launches production transitions and increases in manufacturing capacity.
• Reinforce process controls defect prevention and readiness for internal and external audits.
• Develop frontline leaders strengthen the leadership pipeline and build an engaged adaptable production team.
• Uphold HSMs quality environmental and safety standards including applicable ISO IATF VDA and OSHA/EHS requirements.

What Youll Bring

• At least 8 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• A bachelors degree in Manufacturing Industrial Engineering Operations or a related field is preferred; relevant experience will also be considered.
• Experience managing production for multiple customers with changing demand.
• Experience leading salaried and hourly leadership teams.
• A demonstrated ability to stabilize production performance lead through change and deliver operational improvements.
• Experience working in environments aligned with ISO 9001 IATF 16949 and VDA standards.
• Working knowledge of production systems process controls audit readiness and defect prevention.
• Familiarity with ERP systems used for production planning and reporting.
• Strong collaboration problem-solving and leadership development skills.

Preferred Experience

• Transportation automotive or engineered product manufacturing.
• Complex assembly fabrication foam textile or component manufacturing.
• Supporting program launches production scaling and operational transitions.

Travel

Limited travel may be required to support initiatives across multiple sites program launches and operational alignment.

Why Join Us

• Health & Wellness : Affordable medical dental and vision insurance plans including an innovative global healthcare option for qualified participants.
• Retire :â401(k) with company match fully vested from day one.
• Paid Time Off : Competitive PTO: 3 Weeks of Vacation 9 company paid holidays.
• On-Site Medical Clinics : Free for you and covered dependents.
• Teladoc : 24/7 access with no copay.
• Professional Development : Tuition reimbursement professional development assistance and career growth opportunities.
• Discounts : Enjoy discounts with HSM partners including Dollywood Parks & Resort Verizon Wireless and more.

EEOC

At HSM we believe that our diversity creates a productive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry marital status affectionate or sexual orientation gender identity or expression or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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