Drives the evaluation and adoption of new products based on the latest environmental trends and regulatory requirements. Oversees and strategizes processes to maintain inventory supplies with established par levels and facilitates committees to align departmental activities. Enforcing processes to ensure documentation, staff training, and labor relations activities comply with governing agencies regulations and standards. Oversees the daily activities of the department, including using advanced quality improvement knowledge to implement and drive initiatives to decrease cost and increase service levels, sponsoring unit-based teams, and driving effective operations by ensuring work techniques, quality assurance standards, and department policies and procedures are adhered to. Ensures facilities are maintained in a safe, clean, and operationally effective condition by developing operational programs, setting inspection priorities and resolving issues, and allocating resources and equipment to facilitate inspections. Supports resource planning and forecasting by leveraging staffing software to develop hiring strategies, overseeing and directing training and development, and developing the department budget. Supports and encourages workplace safety by implementing and ensuring utilization of processes and tools to eliminate injuries, overseeing complex safety investigations, and reporting safety trends.