Director of Plant Operations

Generations is a recognized leader in innovative senior living. Our commitment to excellence starts with our employee and resident focus–knowing that flourishing community campuses are leader driven. We currently have 7 communities across Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, and Utah. We are continuing to grow and will have additional communities joining our family in the coming year. This position will require travel on a regular basis. The Generations Home Office is located in Clackamas, Oregon, but there is an opportunity for this position to be considered a remote worker.

The Director of Plant Operations is responsible for Cherishing our Trophy Assets. This includes but is not limited to: planning, organizing, developing, and directing the general plant operations maintenance, repair, and housekeeping of assigned communities. Overseeing the general operations of each assigned Plant Operations and Housekeeping Departments. The Director of Plant Operations is also responsible for creating and promoting an environment of trust and respect between leadership at Generations and the Plant Operations teams at the communities through both their words and actions. This position supports the VP of Design and Development in achieving objectives and is a member of the senior executive team.

SCOPE OF JOB TASKS:

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Understands, demonstrates and promotes the “FISH” philosophy, service standards and Wendell’s 5 keys every day.

· Fosters an environment of candid and collaborative communication with operations and each community through attitude and example.

· Ensure that each assigned community complies with all applicable local, state and federal rules and regulations, and company policies and procedures with respect to Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

· Assist and support the communities’ Executive Director(s) and Plant Operations teams with issues related to planning, development, implementation, organization, evaluation, and direction of community maintenance and cleanliness.

· Assist and support communities’ Executive Director(s) and Plant Operations teams with system development and effective management for responding to work orders and coordination work assignments among maintenance team, vendors, and contractors.

· Assist and support communities’ Executive Director(s) and Plant Operations with annual budget planning.

· Monitor the effectiveness of each community’s procurement process; including but not limited to identifying potential efficiencies, negotiate better contracts, etc.)

· Monitor the performance and effectiveness of 3rd party vendors.

· Communicate and ensure compliance with QE and companywide initiatives to staff at assigned communities.

· Main point of contact regarding coordination of Cap Ex projects that do not involve structural changes or major construction.

· For the projects referred to above, coordinates workers, material, and equipment, ensuring plans adhere to contract specifications, and work is proceeding on schedule and within budget.

· Prepares project status reports.

· Attend and participate in all required meetings, trainings, industry conferences and group events.

JOB SPECIFICATION

Qualifications:

· High school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of five years’ experience in Building Maintenance management, commercial construction and/or building maintenance.

· Ability to display strong stills in project management and organizational skills.

· Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software as needed for the position.

Supervision:

· May serve as the interim leader at assigned communities as needed.

· Must be able to work well both independently and as a member of a team.

· Must exercise good judgement and solve problems independently.

Physical demands: Workday 8 or more hours

Stands often, up to 5 hours

Sits often, up to 1 hour

Walks often, up to 1 hour

Bends seldom

Stairs occasional, but not required

Climbs seldom

Kneels seldom

Lifts seldom, 20lbs. maximum

Repetitive hand/foot seldom

Tools and Technology:

Strong working knowledge of:

o Notebook/tablet computers and desktop computers

Software:

o TELS

o WorxHub

o Excel

o Word

o Outlook

o OneNote

Working Conditions:

· Performing physical inspections and walkthrough of assigned communities on a regular basis.

· Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the communities and facilitates.

· Must have the ability to travel up to 50% of time.

· Must have the ability to travel long distance by plane and/or vehicle.

· Must have the ability to have overnight stays with travel and may be required to travel outside of normal business hours.

Reasonable accommodation made be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $75,000.00 to $95,000.00 /year

Experience:

• Building Maintenance Mangement: 5 years (Preferred)