Director of Facilities, Plant Operations, 40-Hours, Days

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Heywood Healthcare values its employees and offers competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off. This position is for a Director of Facilities, Plant Operations, working 40 hours per week during the day. The salary range is $124,800 - $175,100. We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices, and the final compensation will be determined by factors such as relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. The role involves directing, managing, and scheduling the facilities team, developing budgets, managing vendors, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations, and overseeing projects impacting the organization's facilities.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree
Minimum five years supervisory/management experience, including management of third party contractors
Knowledge of building codes, including federal, state and local
Knowledge of construction, engineering and Joint Commission/CMS standards required
Competence with computers and technology required by the position
Skilled in reading and interpreting maps, plan diagrams, blueprints and specifications
Excellent organizational skills
Strong leadership and communication skills

Responsibilities

Directs, manages and schedules the facilities team, including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, boiler room staff, etc.
Clarify job responsibilities and performance expectations, establish goals, identify skill gaps, create development plans, coach staff on a continuous basis and evaluate performance.
Develop effective work teams and motivate individuals to meet goals and objectives.
Coordinates and prioritizes both daily operational work and project work for the facilities team
Develop the Facilities capital and operating budgets and manage/report out on budget variances throughout the year to the VP of Operations
Evaluate and propose new, creative solutions to resolve issues, gain efficiencies and reduce downtime throughout the organization.
Ensure that all work orders are entered into the system accurately and resolved in a timely fashion with appropriate feedback to the requestor.
Develop, implement and enforce department operating standards, procedures and policies.
Manage vendors and the vendor contracting process including evaluation and management of support contracts, Service Level Agreements and the overall procurement process.
Ensure that routine maintenance, preventative maintenance and repairs are completed in a timely manner and documented per Joint Commission standards.
Maintain all documentation required per Joint Commission standards for Life Safety and Environment of Care.
Prepare facilities for changing weather conditions and emerging environmental and clinical conditions.
Ensure that building/hospital operations comply with local zoning laws and federal and state regulations.
Oversee and/or provide input on all projects impacting the organizational facilities.
Actively identifies and participates in process improvement opportunities across the organization.