diff --git a/flake8/checker.py b/flake8/checker.py
index 7422427..0398187 100644
--- a/flake8/checker.py
+++ b/flake8/checker.py
@@ -116,12 +116,27 @@ class Manager(object):
 
     def start(self):
         """Start checking files."""
-        pass
-        # for i in range(self.jobs or 0):
-        #     proc = multiprocessing.Process(target=self.process_files)
-        #     proc.daemon = True
-        #     proc.start()
-        #     self.processes.append(proc)
+        LOG.info('Making checkers')
+        self.make_checkers()
+        if not self.using_multiprocessing:
+            return
+
+        LOG.info('Populating process queue')
+        for checker in self.checkers:
+            self.process_queue.put(checker)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """Stop checking files."""
+        if not self.using_multiprocessing:
+            return
+
+        LOG.info('Notifying process workers of completion')
+        for i in range(self.jobs or 0):
+            self.process_queue.put('DONE')
+
+        LOG.info('Joining process workers')
+        for process in self.processes:
+            process.join()
 
     def make_checkers(self, paths=None):
         # type: (List[str]) -> NoneType
@@ -137,14 +152,31 @@ class Manager(object):
             if utils.fnmatch(filename, filename_patterns)
         ]
 
-    def run(self):
-        """Run checks.
-
-        TODO(sigmavirus24): Get rid of this
-        """
-        for checker in self.checkers:
+    def _run_checks_from_queue(self):
+        LOG.info('Running checks in parallel')
+        for checker in iter(self.process_queue.get, 'DONE'):
+            LOG.debug('Running checker for file "%s"', checker.filename)
             checker.run_checks()
 
+    def run(self):
+        """Run all the checkers.
+
+        This handles starting the process workers or just simply running all
+        of the checks in serial.
+        """
+        if self.using_multiprocessing:
+            LOG.info('Starting process workers')
+            for i in range(self.jobs or 0):
+                proc = multiprocessing.Process(
+                    target=self._run_checks_from_queue
+                )
+                proc.daemon = True
+                proc.start()
+                self.processes.append(proc)
+        else:
+            for checker in self.checkers:
+                checker.run_checks()
+
     def is_path_excluded(self, path):
         # type: (str) -> bool
         """Check if a path is excluded.
diff --git a/flake8/main/cli.py b/flake8/main/cli.py
index aa4f9a7..0dfd19a 100644
--- a/flake8/main/cli.py
+++ b/flake8/main/cli.py
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ class Application(object):
                 arguments=self.args,
                 checker_plugins=self.check_plugins,
             )
-            self.file_checker_manager.make_checkers()
 
     def run(self, argv=None):
         # type: (Union[NoneType, List[str]]) -> NoneType
@@ -266,7 +265,9 @@ class Application(object):
         self.make_notifier()
         self.make_guide()
         self.make_file_checker_manager()
+        self.file_checker_manager.start()
         self.file_checker_manager.run()
+        self.file_checker_manager.stop()
 
 
 def main(argv=None):