Director of Facilities, Plant Operations

Heywood-Hospital; Gardner (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Heywood Healthcare is seeking a Facilities Manager in Massachusetts to lead the facilities team, manage budgets, and coordinate daily operations and capital projects. The role focuses on safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance within a hospital environment.

The position requires strong leadership, expertise in building codes and Joint Commission/CMS standards, and the ability to drive improvements across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree
• Minimum five years supervisory/management experience, including management of third party contractors

Responsibilities

• Directs, manages and schedules the facilities team and contractors.
• Develops work plans, coaches staff and evaluates performance.
• Coordinates daily operations and project work for facilities.
• Develops budgets and reports variances to the COO.
• Ensures compliance with Joint Commission standards and regulations.
• Oversees vendor contracts and procurement processes.
• Maintains documentation per Joint Commission standards.
• Prepares facilities for weather and environmental conditions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Building codes

Construction

Joint Commission/CMS standards

Computer literacy

Reading blueprints

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

You Matter Here!Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

Hours: 40-Hours, Days

$124,800 - 175,100

Disclaimer:

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• 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


• Development the Facilities capital and operating budgets and manage/report out on budget variances throughout the year to the Chief Operating Officer


• 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.

Statement of Other Duties:This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible amount of force (up to 10 pounds) constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands). Occasionally climbs (ascends, descends ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, etc), balances (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or running on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending at the ist, legs and spine) and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knees).

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• Minimum Bachelor's degree

Minimum Work Experience

• Minimum five years supervisory/management experience, including management of third party contractors

Required Skills

• 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