Manager Plant Facilities

Shriners Children’s Hospital; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in pediatric care is seeking a dedicated Manager of Plant Facilities. This pivotal role involves overseeing engineering, security, and environmental services, ensuring operational excellence and safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building maintenance and facilities management, along with strong supervisory and budget management skills. Join a compassionate and innovative organization that values integrity and accountability, and make a significant impact on the quality of care provided to children and their families. This is a unique opportunity to lead a team in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in building maintenance and facilities management.
• Strong supervisory skills and budget management experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise engineering, security, and environmental services employees.
• Develop and manage the operating budget for the department.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and hospital policies.

Skills

Building Maintenance

Facilities Management

Budget Management

Safety Compliance

Supervisory Skills

Education

5+ years of building maintenance experience

3+ years of management experience

Job description

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Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

This Manager Plant Facilities is responsible for the direct supervision of all engineering, security and environmental services employees and overall responsibility for the operations of the plant management/building maintenance.

• Establishes operational procedures for activities such as intervention in disruptions by patients, visitors and personnel; traffic control, guarding, and patrolling physical property, escort services for visitors and personnel working in high risk areas; investigation of accidents and criminal acts.
• Works with managers to evaluate employee tasks to identify hazards, conditions, and situations that could lead to violence.
• Responsible for fiscal planning and activities of the department. Confers with representatives of management to formulate policies, determine need for programs with hospital activities.
• Responsible for developing the operating budget to include personnel, equipment, materials, supply needs. Make recommendations for midyear needs as appropriate.
• Maintains an inventory of parts and supplies to maximize the operational readiness of hospital building systems and equipment with due respect to the limitations.
• Directly supervises personnel in the Maintenance and Security department. Carries out supervisor responsibilities in accordance with organizations policies and applicable laws including hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance.
• Performs preventative maintenance program of fire alarm system according to National Fire Prevention Association criteria.
• Responsible for the development of policies and procedures relative to fire and safety.
• Works within the budget process to plan and track department and/or project expenses; takes timely action on budget variances and implements appropriate cost containment measures.
• Develops/participates in preparing the department/unit budget and functions within approved budget including yearly cost analysis.
• Maintains accurate record of expenditures and justifies variances on a monthly basis.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to hospital policy and protocol regarding employee injury and follow-up as necessary; Complies with hospital National Safety Goals.
• Assures compliance to regulatory standards and hospital policies and procedures.
• Ensures operational procedures for the department/unit. Makes recommendations for changes and updates as appropriate.

5 years plus of building maintenance, trades or construction required; 3 years plus Management of Facilities strongly preferred.

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care