Engineering Manager: Global Plant Leadership & Process Excellence

The Shepherd Chemical Company; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shepherd Chemical Company in Cincinnati is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering teams supporting our Norwood and Middletown plants. This senior operations role focuses on safe, reliable, and profitable performance while advancing the company's purpose and values.

You will build a strong engineering team, strengthen cross-functional partnerships, guide capital investments, and implement controls and maintenance practices to improve process capability and reduce risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, engineering preferred.
• Five or more years of engineering experience.
• Demonstrated supervisory and team leadership skills.
• Proven ability to solve technical problems creatively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Model and teach Shepherd’s core purpose and core values.
• Hire, develop, and supervise the engineering team; hold regular one-on-one meetings that provide support, clarify expectations, and reinforce accountability.
• Continuously improve engineering processes at the Norwood and Middletown sites, ensuring work is performed safely and in alignment with Shepherd’s ISO and Responsible Care Management Systems.
• Build relationships of trust and mutual accountability with the Operations Manager and other members of the operations leadership team.
• Partner with Quality and Manufacturing leaders to establish clear priorities and help production teams operate effectively within a matrix organization.
• Support effective maintenance of batch sheets and standard operating procedures, completion of EHS and quality corrective actions, and disciplined use of management-of-change and training processes.
• Collaborate with Risk Management and Manufacturing to implement engineering controls that reduce operational risk and improve performance against Responsible Care objectives.
• Work with R&D and pilot plant teams to incorporate sound engineering and controls practices early in the new-product development cycle.
• Lead facilities and equipment capital budgeting and project execution, providing clear visibility into spending against the annual budget and improving the clarity and effectiveness of the capital‑expenditure approval process.
• Identify equipment and controls technologies that improve process capability, reduce production costs, expand capacity, and increase equipment reliability.
• Foster collaboration across R&D, EHS–Risk Management, Sales, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Quality to identify, establish, and share best practices.
• Monitor and support activities required for compliance with applicable ISO, Responsible Care, regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Process Safety Management

Job description

The Shepherd Chemical Company in Cincinnati is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering teams supporting our Norwood and Middletown plants. This senior operations role focuses on safe, reliable, and profitable performance while advancing the company's purpose and values.

You will build a strong engineering team, strengthen cross-functional partnerships, guide capital investments, and implement controls and maintenance practices to improve process capability and reduce risk.