Maintenance and Engineering Manager - Chemical Process
Salary: $110,000 - $165,000 per year
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posted: April 25 2025
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance: Available
Manufacturing Technical Manager - Chemical Process
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Competitive salary, based on experience, plus excellent benefits, bonus potential and profit sharing
➡️ Shape the Future with Industry Leaders: Join a successful, privately-held company collaborating with Fortune 500 giants across a variety of exciting sectors.
➡️ Empower Your Team, Drive Strategic Vision: Lead and mentor both direct and indirect reports, backed by the resources you need to make a significant strategic impact.
➡️ Elevate Your Career in a High-Visibility Role: Seize the opportunity to implement meaningful improvements and directly influence the company's trajectory.
➡️ Thrive with True Work-Life Integration: Discover a company culture that genuinely values your time, offering the flexibility you need to excel both at work and in your personal life.
➡️ Unlock Exceptional Rewards: Enjoy a competitive salary, 401(k) match, profit sharing, and the potential for significant bonuses that recognize your valuable contributions.
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Profitable, growing chemical manufacturer is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Manager to lead direct and indirect reports in a high-volume, process-oriented manufacturing environment. Daily you will report to the Plant Manager and be strategic with the following responsibilities:
- Developing, coaching and leading a staff of maintenance and engineering professionals
- Overseeing staff reviews, hiring and discipline as needed
- Leading and assisting staff with mechanical troubleshooting as needed
- Overseeing the plant preventative maintenance program, including coordination, scheduling and ensuring completion
- Championing the improvement of an autonomous maintenance program
- Utilizing and advancing the CMMS system for documentation, ticketing and maintenance management activities
- Monitoring and working towards improvement of the ticketing system and related KPIs
- Implementing additional KPIs, while striving to improve those that are in place
- Finding cost savings and process improvements
- Focusing on expense control and seeking cost savings
- Committing to meeting the department budget and financial goals
- Managing multiple project timelines and budgets, including managing outside contractors
- Improving vendor management and communication
- Finding strategic opportunities to improve the department
- Directing and participating in weekly and daily staff and management meetings
- Other duties as directed by management
Candidates should be detail oriented, thorough, able to follow through on tasks, hold others accountable, be able to see the big picture, be improvement minded and able to communicate at a levels. Individuals should enjoy spending 30-40% of their time on the manufacturing floor. This is a high-profile position that reports directly to the Plant Manager. The company offers EXCELLENT medical benefits (including dental and vision), profit sharing and bonus potential, paternity leave, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation and personal days. Medical benefits are available the first of the month after start.
REQUIREMENTS for the Manufacturing Technical Manager:
1. Bachelor's Degree in a technical field; Mechanical or Chemical Engineering are highly preferred
REQUIREMENTS for the Manufacturing Technical Manager:
1. Bachelor's Degree in a technical field; Mechanical or Chemical Engineering are highly preferred
2. Minimum of 1-3 years in a similar lead maintenance and/or engineering management position
3. Experience working in process-oriented manufacturing (such as chemical, food, beverage), including a blending/mixing batch process
3. Experience working in process-oriented manufacturing (such as chemical, food, beverage), including a blending/mixing batch process
4. Experience operating and maximizing a CMMS
5. Experience overseeing budgets
6. Experience with preventative maintenance programs
6. Experience with preventative maintenance programs
7. Experience working on continuous improvement activities, such as minimizing downtime, improving throughput, etc.
8. Formal problem solving skills
9. Mechanical aptitude
10. Microsoft Office
Skills preferred but NOT required:
1. CPMM, CMRP or other related certifications
10. Microsoft Office
Skills preferred but NOT required:
1. CPMM, CMRP or other related certifications
2. Lean or Six Sigma methodologies and/or certifications
3. Experience overseeing facilities maintenance
3. Experience overseeing facilities maintenance
4. Experience with autonomous maintenance programs
5. Power BI
Why work for this organization:
➡️ Company has a diverse business mix and supplies Fortune 500 companies
➡️ Company has a diverse business mix and supplies Fortune 500 companies
➡️ Minimal after-hours calls
➡️ Excellent benefits, including 401(k), profit sharing and bonus potential
➡️ Work/life balance, averaging 45-50 hours per week
➡️ Profitable company positioned for future growth and acquisitions
➡️ Work/life balance, averaging 45-50 hours per week
➡️ Profitable company positioned for future growth and acquisitions
➡️ Minimal red tape on project approval
➡️ Privately held company
➡️ Lead a successful Maintenance Supervisor who handles the day-to-day troubleshooting
Candidates are preferred to be local to the Cincinnati, OH area.
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