Associate Manager Facility Operations

bannerhealth; Tulare (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Mesa, AZ is seeking a Facilities Operations Manager to oversee daily plant operations, maintenance, and regulatory compliance for a safe, efficient facility. You will supervise staff, manage workflows, and support strategic initiatives with strong decision-making.

The role requires track record in facility services leadership, budget involvement, and collaboration with medical staff and leadership to ensure regulatory and operational excellence across assigned responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Three to five years of progressive experience maintaining facility services and safety programs with at least one year of leadership.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, and working knowledge of fire, life safety and building codes.
• Basic knowledge of computers and standard office software.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and basic mathematical skills.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, evaluates staff and directs workflow to meet goals.
• Assists in department budgeting and cost projections.
• Ensures regulatory compliance with standards, codes, and safety regulations.
• Evaluates and resolves complex facilities issues and recommends improvements.
• Collaborates with facility leaders and medical staff on initiatives and projects.
• Reviews facility and regulatory documentation for accuracy and uploads to CMMS.
• Maintains operational integrity and responds to emergencies with decisive leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Reading blueprints

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Computer basics

Education

High school diploma/GED

Associate’s degree in facility management

Certified Healthcare Facility Manager

Tools

CMMS

Compliance management software

Job description

Primary City/State: Mesa, Arizona

Department Name: Fac Opns-AZ East 2-Corp

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

This role oversees daily plant operations, maintenance, and regulatory compliance to ensure safe and efficient facility performance. It supervises staff, manages workflow, and ensures all work meets organizational and compliance standards. The position supports budgeting, resolves operational issues, and collaborates with leadership on projects and initiatives. It also maintains accurate documentation and leads responses to urgent situations with strong decision‑making.

Schedule: Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 3:30 PM at Banner Baywood Medical Center.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for daily plant operations, development and construction support, maintenance and trade operations, and regulatory and compliance, which includes workflow and operational integrity of the facility and its equipment. This position supervises the assigned department staff ensuring all tasks are completed timely and accurately, lending expertise when needed.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Hires, trains, and conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for staff. Participates in the development and implementation of department goals and objectives. Ensures all goals and objectives are met and maintains department, system, regulatory, and compliance standards for all assigned responsibilities and equipment.
2. Assists the Senior Manager or Area Director in working with department personnel on departmental budgetary planning and management for budgetary control, cost projections, and feasibility for all related activities and projects.
3. Ensures regulatory compliance with work standards, codes, and safety regulations for each facility assigned. Develops and implements processes to maintain compliance in all regulatory and operational areas of responsibility.
4. Evaluates and resolves complex utility infrastructure, personnel, facilities maintenance/repair, regulatory, and operational issues. Makes recommendations to department management on facility improvements and solutions.
5. Interacts and collaborates extensively with facility leaders, medical staff, and department management to implement system, regulatory, facility, and departmental initiatives, needs, and goals. Supports and assists project management related to strategic and regulatory initiatives and operational objectives.
6. Assists with facility and regulatory initiatives, application reviews, and beta testing of facility and regulatory management applications and processes. Conducts facility and regulatory vendor reviews and evaluates workflows. Provides recommendations for facility applications, vendor workflows, regulatory processes, and operational processes.
7. Reviews all facility and regulatory documentation for accuracy, correct inspection frequency and completeness. Ensures that all documentation is uploaded into the CMMS and compliance manager software platforms as required for each facility assigned in a timely manner.
8. Works independently and generally reports to an Area Senior Manager or Director. Develops and implements protocols for facility and regulatory compliance of all assigned areas of responsibility including infrastructure, utilities management, fire life safety, maintenance, and code compliance using sound independent decision making. This position ensures the operational integrity of assigned regulatory and facility responsibilities. Must be able to respond to rapidly changing and escalating emergent situations with the ability to lead, give direction quickly, and provide sound decision making in highly stressful situations. This position is accountable for decisions that impact an entire facility. The span of control is dependent on the situation and ranges from a single department to an entire facility. This position has defined control and responsibility of regulatory, operational, and capital budgetary responsibilities. (Individual regulatory budgetary responsibilities range from $1M - $13M/year. Individual capital budgetary responsibilities range from $250K - $10M/year). Customers for this position are any patient, visitor, staff, physician, or any individual that accesses or uses the facility.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Three to five years of progressive experience maintaining facility services, fire/life safety equipment and programs and at least one year of leadership experience.

Ability to read and interpret blueprints, specifications and possess a working knowledge of fire, life safety and building codes, materials and standards, regulatory agencies and requirements. Basic knowledge of computers, including standard office software programs. Effective written and verbal communication skills and basic mathematical skills.

Must be able to read, understand and work from blueprints. Must possess a valid driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the company auto insurance policy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Strongly prefer an associate’s degree in facility management or related field. Three or more years of previous supervisory experience. Certified Healthcare Facility Manager. Certified Facility Manager.

Any applicable healthcare or industry related certifications or credentials.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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