Director of CNC Manufacturing & Digital Transformation

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC in Bay Shore, NY, seeks a Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology to lead CNC-based manufacturing, tooling, automation, and AI integration on the shop floor. This active technical leadership role requires hands-on involvement and strategic transformation to modernize manufacturing capabilities.

The successful candidate will develop teams, set priorities, and drive measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and delivery while partnering with

Qualifications

• Significant manufacturing engineering experience in a CNC machining environment.
• Direct involvement in problem solving on the shop floor.
• Experience methodizing new work and developing processes from engineering drawings through production.
• Strong working knowledge of CNC programming, machining practices, cutting tools, workholding, and fixture design.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing issues directly on the shop floor and guide corrective actions.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, and complex manufacturing requirements.
• Proven success leading manufacturing improvements with measurable operational results.
• Experience implementing digital manufacturing tools, CNC connectivity, automation, or related modernization initiatives.
• Practical experience evaluating or implementing AI applications in manufacturing or engineering workflows.
• Experience leading and developing technical teams while maintaining hands-on engineering involvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the methodizing of new work, including manufacturing routings, operation sequences, setup requirements, tooling, fixtures, and work instructions.
• Provide direct technical support for CNC programming, setup optimization, machining issues, and troubleshooting.
• Lead tooling and fixture design, development, selection, and implementation.
• Work alongside machinists, programmers, production leaders, and quality personnel to resolve manufacturing problems.
• Improve cycle times, tool life, process capability, throughput, and manufacturing consistency.
• Support new product introduction and the transition of new work into stable, repeatable production.
• Ensure manufacturing processes meet drawing, tolerance, quality, and customer requirements.
• Develop and execute a practical roadmap for modernizing manufacturing engineering and CNC operations.
• Lead the digitization of CNC operations, including machine connectivity, production data collection, program management, and digital work instructions.
• Identify and implement automation and AI applications that improve engineering efficiency, troubleshooting, process monitoring, and manufacturing performance.
• Evaluate new equipment, software, tooling, and manufacturing technologies based on operational needs and measurable business value.
• Turn improvement initiatives into sustained results through implementation, employee training, and adoption.
• Lead, coach, and develop the engineering team while remaining directly involved in technical work.
• Establish clear priorities that balance daily production support with longer-term improvement projects.
• Strengthen engineering standards, documentation, change control, and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with operations, quality, maintenance, and company leadership to address capacity, delivery, cost, and quality challenges.
• Track results through measures such as cycle time, scrap, rework, throughput, downtime, and on-time delivery.

Skills

CNC programming

Machining practices

GD&T

Problem solving

Automation

AI in manufacturing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM systems

ERP/MRP platforms

Machine monitoring tools

Job description

RON SUNSHINE ASSOCIATES LLC in Bay Shore, NY, seeks a Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology to lead CNC-based manufacturing, tooling, automation, and AI integration on the shop floor. This active technical leadership role requires hands-on involvement and strategic transformation to modernize manufacturing capabilities.

The successful candidate will develop teams, set priorities, and drive measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and delivery while partnering with