Director of Manufacturing

Client Growth Resources, Inc; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Client Growth Resources, Inc in the New York Bay Shore area seeks a Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology to lead advanced CNC manufacturing and digital transformation on the shop floor. This hands-on role requires strong problem solving, team leadership, and a passion for continuous improvement.

You will drive process development, tooling design, and AI-enabled improvements while mentoring the engineering team and aligning with operations to achieve quality, cost, and delivery

Qualifications

• Significant manufacturing engineering experience in CNC machining.
• Experience leading manufacturing process development from drawing to production.
• Strong knowledge of CNC programming, tooling, fixtures, and workholding.
• Ability to troubleshoot shop-floor issues and guide corrective actions.
• Experience interpreting drawings and GD&T; proven track record of improvements.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on leadership on the shop floor, solving production challenges.
• Develop manufacturability plans, routings, and setup requirements.
• Lead tooling/fixture design and process development for new work.
• Drive automation, digital tools, and AI integration for manufacturing.
• Mentor and develop the engineering team while delivering measurable results.

Skills

CNC programming

shop-floor troubleshooting

leadership

cross-functional collaboration

process optimization

digital manufacturing

AI in manufacturing

team development

project execution

communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM systems

ERP/MRP platforms

MES and machine monitoring tools

Job description

Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology

This role requires a manufacturing engineering leader who can solve immediate production challenges while advancing the company’s manufacturing capabilities. The successful candidate will bring recent, hands‑on experience with CNC manufacturing, process development, programming and troubleshooting, tooling and fixture design, and shop‑floor problem solving.

Alongside those technical responsibilities, this individual will lead engineering team development and manufacturing transformation through practical automation, digital tools, and AI integration. This is an active technical leadership position requiring regular involvement on the manufacturing floor.

Key Responsibilities

Hands‑On Manufacturing Engineering

• 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.

Manufacturing Transformation & Technology

• 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.

Engineering Leadership

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Significant manufacturing engineering experience in a CNC machining environment, including recent, direct involvement in technical problem solving.

• Demonstrated experience methodizing new work and developing manufacturing 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 practical corrective actions.

• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, and complex manufacturing requirements.

• Proven success leading manufacturing improvements with measurable operational results.

• Demonstrated 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.

• Strong communication, project execution, and cross-functional leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or another precision manufacturing environment.

• Experience with CAD/CAM systems, ERP/MRP platforms, manufacturing execution systems, and machine monitoring tools.

• Experience supporting capital equipment selection, installation, and production ramp‑up.

• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement method