Director - Plant Operations - FT - Days - MRH

About the Role

The Director of Plant Operations controls the repair, upkeep, and compliance of assigned buildings and grounds. Oversees day-to-day maintenance operations of the facility to ensure alignment with departmental, patient care, and organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes department outcomes, identifies areas of opportunity, and develops respective action plans.
• Ensures department's assigned daily logs, computerized preventive and corrective maintenance files are in order to comply with authorities having jurisdiction.
• Develops departmental budgets, departmental contracts, and vendor relations.
• Determines and justifies needs for systems/equipment/supplies purchases, monitors usage, and oversees proper working order and/or stock supplies.
• Enforces contract provisions and resolves budgetary, technical, and scheduling issues for assigned employees and projects. Minimizes unnecessary costs and takes advantage of appropriate cost-saving measures.
• Guides and directs team efforts. Ensures the department has the resources required to perform as expected.
• Works with department leaders to support day-to-day activities of staff.
• Ensures and approves department scheduling, recruitment, and payroll.
• Rounds on customers to ensure proactive resolution of issues and complaints.
• Ensures new employees complete general and department orientation.
• Acts as a resource to employees, including training, orientation, and assessing work accuracy. Provides guidance on complex issues requiring advanced troubleshooting.
• Advises and updates organizational leadership and peers on maintenance situations and conditions.
• Develops departmental goals, standards, and objectives that directly support the strategic plan and vision of the organization.
• Conducts technical analysis/studies, develops maintenance and project management plans, and manages maintenance and projects to meet organizational requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (required).
• Five (5) years of progressive responsibility in healthcare facilities maintenance.
• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in building trades, comprehensive building maintenance programs, NEC, ACHA, EPA, DOT, ANSI, CMS, Florida Building Code, The Joint Commission Standards, and NFPA Life Safety Codes.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including delegation, staff management, staff development, project management, managing multiple priorities, and critical decision-making.
• Computer skills, excellent interpersonal communication, customer service, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage abstract tasks, and problem-solve.
• Experience in the supervision and leading of related roles.

Complexity of Work: Requires staff management, project management, managing multiple priorities, critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to be self-directed and self-motivated. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Bending and Stooping: 60%
• Climbing: 60%
• Keyboard Entry: 80%
• Lifting/Carrying 0–25 lbs (Non-Patient): 60%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01–75 lbs (Non-Patient): 20%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs (Non-Patient): 0%
• Reaching: 20%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg: 20%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm: 20%
• Audible Speech: 80%
• Hearing Acuity: 80%
• Smelling Acuity: 40%
• Taste Discrimination: 20%
• Seeing – Far: 60%
• Distinguish Color: 60%
• Seeing – Near: 60%
• Depth Perception: 60%
• Exposure to Biohazardous Waste: 40%
• Biological Hazards – Respiratory: 40%
• Biological Hazards – Skin or Ingestion: 40%
• Asbestos: 40%
• Dust: 60%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes: 60%
• Hazardous Chemicals: 40%
• Hazardous Medication: 60%
• Latex: 60%
• Computer Monitor: 60%
• Moving Mechanical Parts: 60%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces: 60%
• Fire Risk: 40%
• Hazardous Noise: 40%
• Heating Devices: 40%
• Magnetic Fields: 40%
• Needles/Sharp Objects: 40%
• Potential Electric Shock: 40%
• Potential for Physical Assault: 40%
• Radiation: 40%
• Unprotected Heights: 20%

Shift: Primarily for office workers – not eligible for shift differential.

Competencies

• Accountability
• Analysis and Decision Making
• Customer Service
• Effective Communication
• Managing Budgets – Management
• Managing People
• Responding to Change
• Standards of Behavior