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Advanced Production Manager

Cintas

Columbus, OHFull-time$68–87K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$68–87K/yr
Location
Columbus, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Cintas seeks an Advanced Production Manager to support the Production department under the location Plant Manager while completing a 24-month curriculum intended to prepare the partner to lead a Rental Production facility. The role manages assigned production areas, teams, customer service, inventory, budgets, and operational issues, and contributes to location planning. It also involves monitoring production systems, analyzing data, reviewing financial statements, and meeting department KPIs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data Analysis, nice to haveTeam Leadership, nice to havePeople Management, nice to haveCustomer Service, nice to haveInventory Management, nice to haveBudget Management, nice to haveCost Control, nice to haveProduction Operations, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to have3+ Years Management Experience, nice to haveSupervising and Directing People, nice to haveAbility to Relocate, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Requisition Number: 240691

Job Description

Cintas is seeking an Advanced Production Manager that reports to the location Plant Manager and aids with managing the location's Production department while completing a defined curriculum of activities that will prepare the partner to successfully lead a Rental Production facility within a 24-month timeframe. Responsibilities include but are not limited to management of an assigned area or areas of the Production department, hiring and developing a high performing team, managing performance, providing leadership to the team, dealing with customer service issues, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, achieving goals, maintaining inventory, managing a budget, and dealing with operational issues that affect service. Will also provide input on immediate and long-range planning of location goals and objectives.

Responsibilities:

  • Works independently to collate and analyze data using pre-determined tools, methods and formats.

  • Ensures that all Production systems and processes in assigned area are in place and functioning properly daily to ensure the plant is always on schedule.

  • Ensures existing internal communications systems are effective and adequate - consistently monitoring and updating as needed.

  • Conducts simple knowledge management tasks by following established procedures to support others.

  • Investigates questions related to existing programs, processes and procedures in order to learn and understand how and why a Cintas Production facility operates and why.

  • Controls costs and seeks to understand all financial data by reviewing financial statements with Plant Manager daily, weekly, and monthly. Ensures that all financial aspects of the operation are conducted in a Spartan-like manner.

  • Navigates a wide variety of existing processes, procedures, and precedents to interpret data and identify answers.

  • Held accountable to department specific KPIs during the time spent in each department.

Skills/Qualifications

Required

  • High School Diploma/GED required

  • Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

  • Ability to relocate

Preferred

  • 3 to 5 Years of management experience

  • Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes

Benefits

Cintas offers comprehensive and competitive medical, dental and vision benefits, with premiums below the national average. We offer flexibility with four different medical plan options; one plan is offered at zero cost.

Additionally, our employee-partners enjoy:

  • Competitive Pay

  • 401(k) with Company Match/Profit Sharing/Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

  • Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance, 100% Company Paid

  • Paid Time Off and Holidays

  • Skills Development, Training and Career Advancement Opportunities

Compensation

A reasonable estimate of base salary for this role ranges between $68000 - $87000 per year. The range takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, and other business and organization needs. Please note, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decision are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each decision.

Company Information

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe, and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, towels, restroom supplies, workplace water services, first aid and safety products, eye-wash stations, safety training, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarm service, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in the U.S., Cincinnati, OH, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.

Cintas Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic or category protected by local, state, or federal law.

This job posting will remain open for at least five (5) days.

Job Category: Production

Organization: Rental

Employee Status: Regular

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: 1st Shift

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How this job compares

Set against the 641 open Production Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$68–87K/yr
  • US median$95–132K/yr312 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $78K, is 31% below the US median midpoint ($113K) — in the lowest quarter of Production Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Production Manager jobs in Ohio and 641 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Production Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 7 years (485 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 247 of the 641 open Production Manager jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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