Manager Plant Operations

Jupiter Medical Center•Lexington, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Plant Operations is responsible for the daily management of personnel within the Plant Operations Department. This role involves managing team member schedules, approving time for payroll processing, monitoring and delegating work assignments, and resolving all operations issues. The Manager will also coordinate with vendors and staff, complete annual performance evaluations, and oversee daily events. This includes coordinating required regulatory activities in the Environment of Care and Life Safety, supervising and performing preventive maintenance, maintaining maintenance logs, and managing work order systems. The position is also responsible for developing Department Organizational Action Plans (OAP), monitoring Central Plant operations, and responding to electrical outages. Coordination with other departments for planned outages (electrical, water, gas, etc.), facility maintenance to comply with regulatory agencies, and minor construction planning and coordination is essential. The Manager will effectively use and role model current leadership techniques and theories, encouraging staff decision-making skills and providing insight in complex situations. They will ensure information disseminated to staff is monitored for effectiveness and changed as needed, and will understand and enforce hospital and personnel policies and procedures. Serving on hospital and Patient Care Services committees, teams, and work groups as requested, and performing other duties as assigned are also part of the role.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in relevant field or a combination of relevant education and experience required.
5 years relevant experience required.
3 years in healthcare setting preferred.
General knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electric, steam, gas, air, medical gases, water, fire alarm and suppression systems, generators, etc.
Experience with Emergency Management, Life Safety, and Environment of Care, TJC, OSHA, AHCA, NFPA regulations and standards.
Experience with a physical environment survey utilizing TJC, NFPA, AHCA or other quality process standards.
Skill in examining and continually improving operations and procedures, developing, implementing, and monitoring policy, and developing new strategies and programs in plant operations.
Excellent written and verbal skills with ability to communicate and interact with customers at all levels of the organization.
Employee mentoring, development, and performance management skills.
Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.
Outstanding interpersonal, community relation skills.
Corrected vision, normal hearing.
Ability to communicate in writing and verbally.
This position will require standing, lifting, walking, and kneeling for extended periods of time push/pull up to 40lbs., carry and lift up to 75lbs.
Ability to adapt and react during stressful situations.
Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation.
TB/PPD Surveillance Program.
Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

Nice To Haves

3 years in healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Daily management of personnel of Plant Operations Department.
Manage team member schedules.
Approve team member’s time for payroll processing.
Monitors and delegates of work assignments.
Resolve all operations issues.
Coordinates all vendors and staff.
Complete all team member annual performance evaluations.
Coordination and supervision of daily events.
Coordinates required regulatory activities in the Environment of Care, and Life Safety.
Supervises and performs preventive maintenance documenting results.
Maintains maintenance logs.
System tracking of work orders.
Develops Department Organizational Action planning (OAP).
Monitors Central Plant operations.
Monitors and responds to electrical outages.
Coordinate with other departments for planned outages (electrical, water, gas, etc.).
Coordinate with other departments for maintenance of facility to comply with regulatory agencies.
Coordinate with other departments for minor construction planning and coordination.
Effectively uses and role models current leadership techniques and theories, encouraging the decision-making skills of staff members and providing insight and leadership in complex situations.
Ensures that information disseminated to staff is monitored for effectiveness and changed as needed.
Understands and enforces hospital and personnel policies and procedures.
Serve on hospital and Patient Care Services committees, teams, and work groups as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.