Procter & Gamble has a long history in Allen County, with its Reservoir Road facility dating back to 1968. In June 2026, P&G Fabric Care opened a new 250,000-square-foot facility in Bath Township, the first in-house production site for Downy and Gain in-wash scent beads. The facility completes a more than $500 million P&G investment in the community and adds nearly 100 jobs to the region.
At the ribbon-cutting, P&G Global Senior Vice President of Product Supply Fares Sayegh cited the region's workforce as a key driver of the company's continued growth in Ohio.
The reason we continue to develop in this space is, one, it's strategic where it sits today, but, more importantly, it's the talent, the committed talent that we're able to attract and develop from the Lima area and from Ohio in its entirety."
To help build that talent, P&G worked with the talent team at JobsOhio and its regional partner, Regional Growth Partnership, using JobsOhio's Talent Acquisition Services.
Challenge
To support the launch of its new scent beads product line, P&G needed to hire a large number of operators and technicians.
Many of these new hires would need upskilling to run the advanced equipment in the new facility. P&G needed a fast, effective way to prepare them for the job, as well as a broader recruitment strategy to reach more qualified candidates.
Solution
Through its Talent Acquisition Services program, the JobsOhio talent team and Regional Growth Partnership developed a plan to help P&G attract and train the operators and technicians it needed, bringing in two specialized partners to deliver it.
JobsOhio worked with Apollo Career Center in Lima to create a custom Rapid Training Program for P&G. The program gives new employees the hands-on technical skills they need to succeed on the production floor. To help identify the right participants, JobsOhio also provided mechanical and electrical aptitude assessments for the program.
To broaden P&G's candidate pool, JobsOhio partnered with NAS to launch a 12-month job-board campaign. The campaign targets job seekers on Women in Manufacturing, Diversity Jobs, and Military.com job boards, helping P&G connect with talented candidates it might not otherwise reach.
Lasting Impact
The Rapid Training Program has already trained 45 P&G employees, giving them the skills to support the new scent beads line. JobsOhio administered three rounds of mechanical and electrical aptitude assessments to help place the right candidates in the program.
P&G plans to continue sending employees through the Rapid Training Program with its own funding, ensuring the work lasts well beyond the JobsOhio partnership.
The job board campaign also connected P&G with a broader pool of candidates for its Lima operations. The campaign generated 1,466 clicks and at least 112 submitted applications, a conversion rate of 7.6%.
Ready to tap into Ohio's workforce and grow your business? Let's do it together. Take the first step by contacting JobsOhio's talent experts at JobsOhio.com/Contact-Talent.
