Sr. Process Engineer in Cincinnati

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Senior Process/Project Engineer – Cincinnati, OH

The Opportunity A growing Cincinnati manufacturing plant is pivoting fast — moving from small-container retail products (1 & 5-gallon jugs) to high-volume bulk supply for major automotive OEMs, including EV coolant for a brand-new electric vehicle assembly line. Future innovations abound, and the canvas is virtually blank.

They need one senior engineer who will own $250K–$500K CAPEX projects from concept to commissioning — no other engineers on site, no one else to blame.

Your first big win: decommission and relocate an entire filling/packaging line to Chicago, then design and install a brand-new, state-of-the-art line in its place. After that, the plant is yours to optimize.

Why This Role Stands Out

• True cradle-to-grave ownership: you scope it, cost it, justify it, select vendors, negotiate, install, and start it up
• Plant Manager who hands you the rope and steps back — he hates micromanaging and measures success in real results (EBITDA lift, OEE gains, cost-take-out)
• Bonus tied directly to plant performance and your project ROI — not just showing up
• Small, stable leadership team and 89-person plant running 9 filling lines on a 24/5 schedule
• Highly open to bold, money-making ideas — rated 10/10 for welcoming fresh thinking from an experienced outsider
• Operators have decades of tribal knowledge; your job is to listen first, then fix
• Local travel only (~10%), mostly short trips to other North American sites

Key Responsibilities

• Determine project specs by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; complete technical studies and prepare cost estimates
• Justify and secure capital requests, then execute on time and on budget
• Research, negotiate with vendors, and present multi-quote options to stakeholders
• Plan and execute plant layout, process flow, and machine capability improvements
• Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) to balance lines and minimize operator interaction
• Drive yield improvements, equipment availability, and throughput gains through disciplined change management
• Lead subcontractors and run project update meetings with full stakeholder engagement
• KPIs: ROI, project timeline/budget adherence, cost-take-out $, revenue impacted $, OEE

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering (other disciplines considered)
• 5+ years of project engineering or project management experience (will flex below the 10-year mark for the right person with strong filling-line installs)
• Hands-on experience in consumer packaged goods, filling, or high-volume packaging environments
• Proven capital project ownership (equipment specification, design, vendor negotiation)
• Packaging/filling process and equipment knowledge is critical
• Proficient with AutoCAD (or similar), Smartsheet (or similar PM tools), and full Microsoft Office suite
• Strong mechanical, electrical, and controls troubleshooting skills
• Comfortable with data-driven decisions and design of experiments
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, high sense of urgency, and results-focused
• Team player who builds relationships with operators, maintenance, and leadership
• Able to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a changing environment

What Success Looks Like Year 1: Deliver the line relocation and new install on time/under budget, plus 2–3 additional improvement projects that move the needle on cost and throughput. Top performers are recognized, rewarded, and quickly given even bigger scope.

If you're a process/project engineer who's tired of being one cog in a huge corporate machine and wants full ownership in a plant that's genuinely transforming… this is it.

How to Apply Send your resume to Ben Bachman at Professions, Inc. ?? benb@professionsinc.com ?? 513-619-5114 (call or text)

Confidentiality assured — we will not contact your current employer without your permission. Local candidates ; relocation discussion available for the right person.

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