diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2d50897..b6069ac 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ members = [
     "jobs-core",
     "jobs-sled",
     "examples/actix-example",
+    "examples/managed-example",
 ]
 
 [features]
diff --git a/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs b/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs
index 8c6ea0b..2932afc 100644
--- a/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/actix-example/src/main.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let arbiter = Arbiter::new();
 
     // Start the application server. This guards access to to the jobs store
-    let queue_handle = create_server_in_arbiter(storage, arbiter.handle());
+    let queue_handle = create_server_in_arbiter(arbiter.handle(), storage);
 
     // Configure and start our workers
     WorkerConfig::new(move || MyState::new("My App"))
diff --git a/examples/managed-example/.gitignore b/examples/managed-example/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23f168a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/managed-example/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/my-sled-db
diff --git a/examples/managed-example/Cargo.toml b/examples/managed-example/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0306e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/managed-example/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "managed-example"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+actix-rt = "2.0.0"
+anyhow = "1.0"
+async-trait = "0.1.24"
+background-jobs = { version = "0.11.0", path = "../..", features = ["error-logging"] }
+background-jobs-sled-storage = { version = "0.10.0", path = "../../jobs-sled" }
+chrono = "0.4"
+tracing = "0.1"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.2", features = ["fmt"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+sled = "0.34"
diff --git a/examples/managed-example/src/main.rs b/examples/managed-example/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b72c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/managed-example/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+use actix_rt::Arbiter;
+use anyhow::Error;
+use background_jobs::{ActixJob as Job, Manager, MaxRetries, WorkerConfig};
+use background_jobs_sled_storage::Storage;
+use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
+use std::future::{ready, Ready};
+use tracing::info;
+use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
+
+const DEFAULT_QUEUE: &str = "default";
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct MyState {
+    pub app_name: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct MyJob {
+    some_usize: usize,
+    other_usize: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
+pub struct StopJob;
+
+#[actix_rt::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let env_filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"));
+
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(env_filter)
+        .init();
+
+    // Set up our Storage
+    let db = sled::Config::new().temporary(true).open()?;
+    let storage = Storage::new(db)?;
+
+    // Configure and start our workers
+    let worker_config = WorkerConfig::new(move || MyState::new("My App"))
+        .register::<StopJob>()
+        .register::<MyJob>()
+        .set_worker_count(DEFAULT_QUEUE, 16);
+
+    // Start the application server. This guards access to to the jobs store
+    let manager = Manager::new(storage, worker_config);
+
+    // Queue our jobs
+    manager.queue_handle().queue(MyJob::new(1, 2)).await?;
+    manager.queue_handle().queue(MyJob::new(3, 4)).await?;
+    manager.queue_handle().queue(MyJob::new(5, 6)).await?;
+    manager
+        .queue_handle()
+        .schedule(MyJob::new(7, 8), Utc::now() + Duration::seconds(2))
+        .await?;
+
+    // Block on Actix
+    actix_rt::signal::ctrl_c().await?;
+
+    // kill the current arbiter
+    manager.queue_handle().queue(StopJob).await?;
+
+    // Block on Actix
+    actix_rt::signal::ctrl_c().await?;
+
+    // See that the workers have respawned
+    manager.queue_handle().queue(MyJob::new(1, 2)).await?;
+    manager.queue_handle().queue(MyJob::new(3, 4)).await?;
+    manager.queue_handle().queue(MyJob::new(5, 6)).await?;
+    manager
+        .queue_handle()
+        .schedule(MyJob::new(7, 8), Utc::now() + Duration::seconds(2))
+        .await?;
+
+    // Block on Actix
+    actix_rt::signal::ctrl_c().await?;
+
+    drop(manager);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+impl MyState {
+    pub fn new(app_name: &str) -> Self {
+        MyState {
+            app_name: app_name.to_owned(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MyJob {
+    pub fn new(some_usize: usize, other_usize: usize) -> Self {
+        MyJob {
+            some_usize,
+            other_usize,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl Job for MyJob {
+    type State = MyState;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<(), Error>>;
+
+    // The name of the job. It is super important that each job has a unique name,
+    // because otherwise one job will overwrite another job when they're being
+    // registered.
+    const NAME: &'static str = "MyJob";
+
+    // The queue that this processor belongs to
+    //
+    // Workers have the option to subscribe to specific queues, so this is important to
+    // determine which worker will call the processor
+    //
+    // Jobs can optionally override the queue they're spawned on
+    const QUEUE: &'static str = DEFAULT_QUEUE;
+
+    // The number of times background-jobs should try to retry a job before giving up
+    //
+    // Jobs can optionally override this value
+    const MAX_RETRIES: MaxRetries = MaxRetries::Count(1);
+
+    fn run(self, state: MyState) -> Self::Future {
+        info!("{}: args, {:?}", state.app_name, self);
+
+        ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl Job for StopJob {
+    type State = MyState;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<(), Error>>;
+
+    const NAME: &'static str = "StopJob";
+    const QUEUE: &'static str = DEFAULT_QUEUE;
+    const MAX_RETRIES: MaxRetries = MaxRetries::Count(1);
+
+    fn run(self, _: MyState) -> Self::Future {
+        Arbiter::current().stop();
+
+        ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/every.rs b/jobs-actix/src/every.rs
index efa117e..84576c4 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/every.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/every.rs
@@ -9,21 +9,18 @@ use tracing::error;
 /// let server = create_server(storage);
 /// server.every(Duration::from_secs(60 * 30), MyJob::new());
 /// ```
-pub(crate) fn every<J>(spawner: &QueueHandle, duration: Duration, job: J)
+pub(crate) async fn every<J>(spawner: QueueHandle, duration: Duration, job: J)
 where
     J: Job + Clone + Send,
 {
-    let spawner_clone = spawner.clone();
-    spawner.tokio_rt.spawn(async move {
-        let mut interval = interval_at(Instant::now(), duration);
+    let mut interval = interval_at(Instant::now(), duration);
 
-        loop {
-            interval.tick().await;
+    loop {
+        interval.tick().await;
 
-            let job = job.clone();
-            if spawner_clone.queue::<J>(job).await.is_err() {
-                error!("Failed to queue job: {}", J::NAME);
-            }
+        let job = job.clone();
+        if spawner.queue::<J>(job).await.is_err() {
+            error!("Failed to queue job: {}", J::NAME);
         }
-    });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
index 999bba9..8c22055 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/lib.rs
@@ -120,17 +120,136 @@ use actix_rt::{Arbiter, ArbiterHandle};
 use anyhow::Error;
 use background_jobs_core::{new_job, new_scheduled_job, Job, ProcessorMap, Stats, Storage};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use std::{collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::{collections::BTreeMap, ops::Deref, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 mod every;
 mod server;
 mod storage;
 mod worker;
 
-use self::{every::every, server::Server, worker::local_worker};
+use self::{every::every, server::Server, worker::LocalWorkerStarter};
 
 pub use background_jobs_core::ActixJob;
 
+/// Manager for worker threads
+///
+/// Manager attempts to restart workers as their arbiters die
+pub struct Manager {
+    // the manager arbiter
+    _arbiter: ArbiterDropper,
+
+    // handle for queueing
+    queue_handle: QueueHandle,
+}
+
+struct ArbiterDropper {
+    arbiter: Option<Arbiter>,
+}
+
+impl Manager {
+    /// Create a new manager to keep jobs alive
+    ///
+    /// Manager works by startinng a new Arbiter to run jobs, and if that arbiter ever dies, it
+    /// spins up another one and spawns the workers again
+    pub fn new<S, State>(storage: S, worker_config: WorkerConfig<State>) -> Self
+    where
+        S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
+        State: Clone,
+    {
+        let arbiter = Arbiter::new();
+        let worker_arbiter = Arbiter::new();
+        let notifier = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new());
+
+        let queue_handle = create_server_managed(storage);
+
+        let drop_notifier = DropNotifier::new(Arc::clone(&notifier));
+        let queue_handle_2 = queue_handle.clone();
+        arbiter.spawn(async move {
+            let queue_handle = queue_handle_2;
+
+            let mut drop_notifier = drop_notifier;
+            let mut arbiter = ArbiterDropper {
+                arbiter: Some(worker_arbiter),
+            };
+
+            loop {
+                queue_handle
+                    .inner
+                    .ticker(arbiter.handle(), drop_notifier.clone());
+                worker_config.start_managed(
+                    &arbiter.handle(),
+                    queue_handle.clone(),
+                    &drop_notifier,
+                );
+
+                notifier.notified().await;
+                // drop_notifier needs to live at least as long as notifier.notified().await
+                // in order to ensure we get notified by ticker or a worker, and not ourselves
+                drop(drop_notifier);
+
+                // Assume arbiter is dead if we were notified
+                if arbiter.spawn(async {}) {
+                    panic!("Arbiter should be dead by now");
+                }
+
+                arbiter = ArbiterDropper {
+                    arbiter: Some(Arbiter::new()),
+                };
+
+                drop_notifier = DropNotifier::new(Arc::clone(&notifier));
+            }
+        });
+
+        Manager {
+            _arbiter: ArbiterDropper {
+                arbiter: Some(arbiter),
+            },
+            queue_handle,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Retrieve the QueueHandle for the managed workers
+    pub fn queue_handle(&self) -> &QueueHandle {
+        &self.queue_handle
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for ArbiterDropper {
+    type Target = Arbiter;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.arbiter.as_ref().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for ArbiterDropper {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.stop();
+        let _ = self.arbiter.take().unwrap().join();
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct DropNotifier {
+    inner: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<Option<Arc<tokio::sync::Notify>>>>,
+}
+
+impl DropNotifier {
+    fn new(notify: Arc<tokio::sync::Notify>) -> Self {
+        DropNotifier {
+            inner: Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Some(notify))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for DropNotifier {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(notifier) = self.inner.lock().unwrap().take() {
+            notifier.notify_one();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Create a new Server
 ///
 /// In previous versions of this library, the server itself was run on it's own dedicated threads
@@ -142,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn create_server<S>(storage: S) -> QueueHandle
 where
     S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    create_server_in_arbiter(storage, Arbiter::current())
+    create_server_in_arbiter(Arbiter::current(), storage)
 }
 
 /// Create a new Server
@@ -152,15 +271,26 @@ where
 /// primitives, the Server has become an object that gets shared between client threads.
 ///
 /// This method will panic if not called from an actix runtime
-pub fn create_server_in_arbiter<S>(storage: S, arbiter: ArbiterHandle) -> QueueHandle
+pub fn create_server_in_arbiter<S>(arbiter: ArbiterHandle, storage: S) -> QueueHandle
 where
     S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
 {
-    let tokio_rt = tokio::runtime::Handle::current();
+    let handle = create_server_managed(storage);
+    handle.inner.ticker(arbiter, ());
+    handle
+}
 
+/// Create a new managed Server
+///
+/// In previous versions of this library, the server itself was run on it's own dedicated threads
+/// and guarded access to jobs via messages. Since we now have futures-aware synchronization
+/// primitives, the Server has become an object that gets shared between client threads.
+pub fn create_server_managed<S>(storage: S) -> QueueHandle
+where
+    S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
+{
     QueueHandle {
-        inner: Server::new(arbiter, storage),
-        tokio_rt,
+        inner: Server::new(storage),
     }
 }
 
@@ -228,14 +358,31 @@ where
 
     /// Start the workers in the provided arbiter
     pub fn start_in_arbiter(self, arbiter: &ArbiterHandle, queue_handle: QueueHandle) {
-        for (key, count) in self.queues.into_iter() {
-            for _ in 0..count {
-                let key = key.clone();
+        self.start_managed(arbiter, queue_handle, &())
+    }
+
+    /// Start a workers in a managed way
+    pub fn start_managed<Extras: Clone + Send + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        arbiter: &ArbiterHandle,
+        queue_handle: QueueHandle,
+        extras: &Extras,
+    ) {
+        for (key, count) in self.queues.iter() {
+            for _ in 0..*count {
+                let queue = key.clone();
                 let processors = self.processors.clone();
                 let server = queue_handle.inner.clone();
 
+                let extras_2 = extras.clone();
+
                 arbiter.spawn_fn(move || {
-                    actix_rt::spawn(local_worker(key, processors.cached(), server));
+                    drop(LocalWorkerStarter::new(
+                        queue,
+                        processors.cached(),
+                        server,
+                        extras_2,
+                    ));
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -249,7 +396,6 @@ where
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct QueueHandle {
     inner: Server,
-    tokio_rt: tokio::runtime::Handle,
 }
 
 impl QueueHandle {
@@ -266,17 +412,6 @@ impl QueueHandle {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Queues a job for execution
-    ///
-    /// This job will be sent to the server for storage, and will execute whenever a worker for the
-    /// job's queue is free to do so.
-    pub async fn blocking_queue<J>(&self, job: J) -> Result<(), Error>
-    where
-        J: Job,
-    {
-        self.tokio_rt.block_on(self.queue(job))
-    }
-
     /// Schedule a job for execution later
     ///
     /// This job will be sent to the server for storage, and will execute after the specified time
@@ -291,17 +426,6 @@ impl QueueHandle {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Schedule a job for execution later
-    ///
-    /// This job will be sent to the server for storage, and will execute after the specified time
-    /// and when a worker for the job's queue is free to do so.
-    pub fn blocking_schedule<J>(&self, job: J, after: DateTime<Utc>) -> Result<(), Error>
-    where
-        J: Job,
-    {
-        self.tokio_rt.block_on(self.schedule(job, after))
-    }
-
     /// Queues a job for recurring execution
     ///
     /// This job will be added to it's queue on the server once every `Duration`. It will be
@@ -310,7 +434,7 @@ impl QueueHandle {
     where
         J: Job + Clone + Send + 'static,
     {
-        every(self, duration, job);
+        actix_rt::spawn(every(self.clone(), duration, job));
     }
 
     /// Return an overview of the processor's statistics
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/server.rs b/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
index fd287f6..8f53876 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/server.rs
@@ -23,19 +23,24 @@ pub(crate) struct ServerCache {
     cache: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, WorkerQueue>>>,
 }
 
-struct Ticker {
+pub(super) struct Ticker<Extras: Send + 'static> {
     server: Server,
+    extras: Option<Extras>,
+    arbiter: ArbiterHandle,
 }
 
-impl Drop for Ticker {
+impl<Extras: Send + 'static> Drop for Ticker<Extras> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        let online = self.server.arbiter.spawn(async move {});
+        let online = self.arbiter.spawn(async move {});
+
+        let extras = self.extras.take().unwrap();
 
         if online {
             let server = self.server.clone();
 
-            self.server.arbiter.spawn(async move {
-                let _ticker = server.ticker();
+            let arbiter = self.arbiter.clone();
+            let spawned = self.arbiter.spawn(async move {
+                let _ticker = server.ticker(arbiter, extras);
                 let mut interval = interval_at(Instant::now(), Duration::from_secs(1));
 
                 loop {
@@ -45,9 +50,13 @@ impl Drop for Ticker {
                     }
                 }
             });
-        } else {
-            warn!("Not restarting ticker, arbiter is dead");
+
+            if spawned {
+                return;
+            }
         }
+
+        warn!("Not restarting ticker, arbiter is dead");
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,29 +68,30 @@ impl Drop for Ticker {
 pub(crate) struct Server {
     storage: Arc<dyn ActixStorage + Send + Sync>,
     cache: ServerCache,
-    arbiter: ArbiterHandle,
 }
 
 impl Server {
-    fn ticker(&self) -> Ticker {
+    pub(super) fn ticker<Extras: Send + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        arbiter: ArbiterHandle,
+        extras: Extras,
+    ) -> Ticker<Extras> {
         Ticker {
             server: self.clone(),
+            extras: Some(extras),
+            arbiter,
         }
     }
+
     /// Create a new Server from a compatible storage implementation
-    pub(crate) fn new<S>(arbiter: ArbiterHandle, storage: S) -> Self
+    pub(crate) fn new<S>(storage: S) -> Self
     where
         S: Storage + Sync + 'static,
     {
-        let server = Server {
+        Server {
             storage: Arc::new(StorageWrapper(storage)),
             cache: ServerCache::new(),
-            arbiter,
-        };
-
-        drop(server.ticker());
-
-        server
+        }
     }
 
     async fn check_db(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
index c2767db..3247ceb 100644
--- a/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
+++ b/jobs-actix/src/worker.rs
@@ -56,24 +56,45 @@ impl Worker for LocalWorkerHandle {
     }
 }
 
-struct LocalWorkerStarter<State: Clone + 'static> {
+pub(crate) struct LocalWorkerStarter<State: Clone + 'static, Extras: 'static> {
     queue: String,
     processors: CachedProcessorMap<State>,
     server: Server,
+    extras: Option<Extras>,
 }
 
-impl<State: Clone + 'static> Drop for LocalWorkerStarter<State> {
+impl<State: Clone + 'static, Extras: 'static> LocalWorkerStarter<State, Extras> {
+    pub(super) fn new(
+        queue: String,
+        processors: CachedProcessorMap<State>,
+        server: Server,
+        extras: Extras,
+    ) -> Self {
+        LocalWorkerStarter {
+            queue,
+            processors,
+            server,
+            extras: Some(extras),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<State: Clone + 'static, Extras: 'static> Drop for LocalWorkerStarter<State, Extras> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         let res = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| actix_rt::Arbiter::current().spawn(async move {}));
 
+        let extras = self.extras.take().unwrap();
+
         if let Ok(true) = res {
             actix_rt::spawn(local_worker(
                 self.queue.clone(),
                 self.processors.clone(),
                 self.server.clone(),
+                extras,
             ));
         } else {
             warn!("Not restarting worker, Arbiter is dead");
+            drop(extras);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -91,18 +112,22 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) async fn local_worker<State>(
+async fn local_worker<State, Extras>(
     queue: String,
     processors: CachedProcessorMap<State>,
     server: Server,
+    extras: Extras,
 ) where
     State: Clone + 'static,
+    Extras: 'static,
 {
     let starter = LocalWorkerStarter {
         queue: queue.clone(),
         processors: processors.clone(),
         server: server.clone(),
+        extras: Some(extras),
     };
+
     let id = Uuid::new_v4();
     let (tx, mut rx) = channel(16);
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b79629a..525c182 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -173,5 +173,5 @@ pub mod dev {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "background-jobs-actix")]
 pub use background_jobs_actix::{
-    create_server, create_server_in_arbiter, ActixJob, QueueHandle, WorkerConfig,
+    create_server, create_server_in_arbiter, ActixJob, Manager, QueueHandle, WorkerConfig,
 };