Manager of Facilities & Safety

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs work required to facilitate the Corporation’s maintenance personnel, security personnel and support staff specific to all NNH sites.
• Directs the operations for all NNH facilities which requires routine service requests.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive preventative maintenance program at NNH sites.
• Develop and implement an OSHA training program (handling of hazardous materials) for the staff in the facilities and safety department.
• Develop and implement an environmental services management plan for NNH sites. ( LIFE AND SAFETY) Emergency management plan.
• Supervises the Corporation’s security, maintenance and transportation personnel to ensure uninterrupted services.
• Supervises selection, ordering and installation of signage. Assure adherence to the Corporation’s standard signage system.
• Works as liaison with contractors during construction or contractual projects. Directs the Corporation’s grounds keeping, landscaping and snow removal operations.
• Communicates with other department employees to insure standardization of Safety Activities are uniformed throughout NNH sites.
• Assures that necessary instruction and training is performed to insure compliance with JCAHO requirements and to insure safety of all workers in the workplace.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining strategic plan for maintaining NNH sites and grounds.
• Directs work to assure completion of designated work order on bi-weekly schedule.
• Coordinates communication within each facility to inform staff of new/revised goals, standards, policies and procedures and to solicit feedback regarding activities.
• Keeps abreast of pertinent trends and developments in facility maintenance through industry/professional contract pertinent seminar attendance and review of professional journals.
• Prepares expense and capital budgets for maintenance and security for recommendations to the Director of Finance & Accounting.
• Interviews applicants; evaluate employees performance; disciplines, hires and/or terminates employees when necessary.
• Refers contracts and agreements to Director of Finance & Accounting for review.
• Tours facilities on a regular basis to inspect work performed on various work orders and daily activities.
• Assists Director of Finance & Accounting in implementing NNH policies.

INTERNAL NEEDS:

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  Maintenance Service (Contract)
• Pest Control (Contract)
• Elevators (Contract)
• Security Personnel
• Lock/Key System
• Fire/Security Alarm System/Monitoring Service
• Scheduling/Monitoring or Semi-Annual Fire Drills
• Evacuation Plan
• Reporting Security/Accident Incidents
• HVAC System (Contract)
• Participation in the orchestration of physical department moves/changes, etc.

EXTERNAL NEEDS:

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  Snow removal/landscaping (Proposal)
• Scavenger Service (Proposal)

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL NEEDS:

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  Coordination of contracting for building repairs, painting, etc. (three proposals are required).
• Ensuring that a system is in place for reporting needed repairs for each facility.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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  Prepare information for bi-weekly work schedule.
• Assists Chief Operations Officer in collecting and assessing health outcome data of patient population and primary service areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent to the completion of an engineering

vocational program or certification in a technical specialty.

Required Licensure and/or Certification:

Minimum Experience: 5 - 7 years in health care facility management, including five

years management experience.

Supervision: Public Safety, maintenance, transportation staff

Other Requirements: Saturday hours, evening hours and/or may be required to work at a different site.