Multi-Site Engineering & Maintenance Manager

ManpowerGroup; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) match

Profit-sharing plan

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking an Engineering & Maintenance Manager in Cincinnati, OH, on-site. You will drive a cultural and operational shift toward predictive, proactive maintenance and World-Class Manufacturing across two facilities.

The role requires 7–10+ years of relevant experience, Lean/Kaizen/TPM expertise, and strong CMMS proficiency. You will lead cross-functional teams and manage CapEx oversight to deliver high-impact reliability improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent real-world experience.
• 7–10+ years in manufacturing engineering, maintenance leadership, and plant reliability roles.
• Deep knowledge of Lean, Kaizen, TPM and World-Class Manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform baseline maintenance and reliability assessments across facilities to reduce downtime.
• Lead modernization of PM schedules to be data-driven and proactive.
• Deploy TPM principles and World-Class Manufacturing pillars on the shop floor.
• Provide autonomous maintenance training to operators to improve equipment care.
• Optimize CMMS usage and analytics to improve scheduling and work orders.
• Oversee a rolling CapEx portfolio of $5M–$10M to support plant improvements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

TPM

World-Class Manufacturing

CMMS (M-Pulse)

Asset lifecycle tracking

Scheduling metrics

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field

Tools

CMMS (M-Pulse)

Job description

Job Title

Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Location

Cincinnati, OH (On-Site)

Position Type

Full-time, Permanent | First Shift

Compensation

Competitive Base Salary + Comprehensive Benefits + 401(k) + Executive Profit-Sharing

About Our Client

Our client is an enterprise, multi-site manufacturer specializing in high-growth liquid-batching processing, chemical manufacturing, and chemical production. Operating as an industry-leading OEM partner to multi-billion dollar brands, this organization is heavily investing in plant modernization, operational excellence, and infrastructure scaling.

Position Summary

We are seeking an operational change agent to serve as the Engineering & Maintenance Manager at our facility in Cincinnati. This newly elevated leadership seat carries an immense strategic mandate: to drive an aggressive cultural and operational shift from a historically reactive maintenance state into a high-performing, predictive, and preventative World-Class Manufacturing (WCM) ecosystem.

Key Operational Priorities & Short-Term Wins

• Downtime Elimination: Conduct an immediate baseline maintenance and reliability assessment across both facilities to target, diagnose, and aggressively reduce equipment downtime.
• Asset Criticality & PM Modernization: Build a comprehensive critical analysis roadmap of existing machinery. Systematically transform current PM protocols from qualitative/subjective workflows into rigorous, quantitative, and data-driven schedules.
• WCM & TPM Deployment: Anchor the plant floor to the core pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and World-Class Manufacturing. Drive early-stage adoption through One-Point Lessons (OPLs) and rapid Kaizen improvement projects.
• Autonomous Maintenance Training: Empower frontline operators by instilling a culture of "equipment care" and autonomous maintenance, effectively upskilling the operations team to handle minor upkeep and freeing up skilled technicians for critical, high-priority reliability engineering tasks.
• CMMS Optimization: Partner with supervisors and analysts to revamp and maximize the current Microsoft-backed CMMS platform (M-Pulse) to establish precise tracking metrics for scheduling excellence and work order completion.
• Capital Expenditure Oversight: Manage a rolling regional CapEx portfolio valued between $5M to $10M, supporting dedicated Project Engineers from scope and business case design through installation and final commissioning.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Technology Management, Operations, or a related technical discipline. Or relative real world experience
• Experience: 7 to 10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience spanning engineering, maintenance management, and plant reliability leadership.
• Processing Infrastructure: Direct experience managing assets in a 24/7 continuous processing, liquid blending, chemical, oleochemical, batch compounding, or regulated consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing environment.
• Operational Excellence: Deep, practical implementation knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, TPM execution, and World-Class Manufacturing stages. Must possess a proven track record of shifting cultures away from reactive firefights.
• Systems Fluency: Robust working knowledge of asset lifecycle tracking, scheduling metrics, and hands-on utilization of a CMMS system (experience with M-Pulse or similar enterprise asset management software is a major plus).
• Matrix Leadership Skills: Exceptional capability to operate in a collaborative environment where decision-making balances personal autonomy with consensus-building across cross-functional partners (HR, Finance, Safety, and local Plant Managers).

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision packages starting on Day 1.
• Highly competitive employer 401(k) match.
• Corporate profit-sharing plan designed to reward enterprise milestone achievements.
• Tuition reimbursement, professional development allowances, and dedicated career advancement tracking.