Pay Range:
The base pay range for this position is
$112,195.00-$175,302.00 Annual however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Job Title: Plant Operations Director
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm
Position Overview
The Director of Plant Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for the organization’s facilities, maintenance, and plant operations functions, with an initial primary focus on developing a highly skilled, sustainable Maintenance Engineering Level 2 team and ensuring the successful transfer of institutional knowledge from experienced staff approaching retirement.
The Director serves as a key organizational leader in maintaining a safe, functional, reliable, and regulatory-compliant environment of care and works collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical leaders to support patient care, employee safety, operational continuity, regulatory readiness, and organizational reliability.
Essential Functions
Develop a detailed organizational transition plan and implementation timeline.
Define roles, responsibilities, reporting relationships, decision-making authority, and performance expectations for each leadership position.
Identify required leadership competencies and develop recruitment, selection, or succession strategies for future management positions.
Establish appropriate span of control and accountability across the department.
Develop standardized processes for communication, work prioritization, escalation, and resource allocation.
Create measurable performance expectations and departmental metrics.
Build a team capable of independently supporting the organization's infrastructure while maintaining appropriate access to specialized expertise when needed.
Establish a sustainable leadership structure that reduces reliance on individual leaders and supports organizational continuity.
Year One
During the first year, the Director will assess current staffing and skill requirements, recruit and develop up to two Maintenance Engineers Level 2 with specialized expertise in HVAC, general construction, electrical, and plumbing, and establish a structured knowledge-transfer and succession-planning process. The Director will work closely with retiring/tenured maintenance staff and the Director of Facilities to capture critical organizational knowledge, systems expertise, preventive maintenance practices, regulatory requirements, and site-specific knowledge necessary to maintain safe, reliable, and compliant hospital operations.
1. Maintenance Engineering Level 2Team Development — Year One Priority
Develop and implement a comprehensive staffing plan for the Maintenance Engineering Level 2 team based on current and future organizational needs.
Recruit, select, onboard, and develop up to two Maintenance Engineers Level 2 with specialized skills in: HVAC and mechanical systems
Electrical systems
Plumbing
General construction and building maintenance
Evaluate current Maintenance Engineer Level 2 team competencies and identify critical skill gaps and areas of operational vulnerability.
Develop cross-training strategies to reduce reliance on individual employees and ensure adequate coverage of critical systems for call coverage.
Establish competency expectations, job responsibilities, training requirements, and performance standards for maintenance engineering positions.
2. Knowledge Transfer and Succession Planning-Year One Priority
Lead a formal knowledge-transfer program for employees approaching retirement or otherwise possessing critical institutional knowledge.
Work directly with experienced maintenance personnel and the Director of Facilities to identify and document critical operational knowledge.
Establish opportunities for newly hired Maintenance Engineers Level 2 to work alongside experienced staff to facilitate hands-on knowledge transfer.
Identify single points of failure in organizational knowledge and develop mitigation strategies.
Maintain a…