Operations Specialist

Franciscan Health Lafayette East Campus 1701 S Creasy Ln Lafayette, Indiana 47905 The **Operations Specialist** provides maintenance, regulatory compliance, and systems management services for hospital facilities under the direction of the Director of Engineering. This position assesses, prioritizes, assigns, troubleshoots, and procures facility maintenance and compliance requiring design, life cycle planning, repair, replacement, or new installation. The Operations Specialist oversees inventory, maintains documentation regarding facility equipment, and provides funding requests in alignment with the budgets. They perform duties in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, building standards, and hospital policies. The Operations Specialist manages the work processes to successfully undertake and complete the facility maintenance, compliance, and operational functions to provide a comfortable and safe hospital environment. **WHO WE ARE**  With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.    **WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT**  * _**Schedule:** Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm EST_ * Maintain and record the facility’s safety and regulatory requirements.  * Maintain appropriate documentation for facility equipment, systems, and components.  * Prepare contract approval forms and route for signatures. * Maintain the hospital computerized maintenance management system through the appropriate assignment of preventative maintenance orders, completion of work orders, and the recording of equipment history.  * Maintain inventory of facility replacement equipment and components at appropriate levels.  * Contribute to the management of facility systems including PM development, repairs and maintenance work requests, safety, risk, scheduling, quality control, budgeting, procurement, and life cycle planning.  * Provide funding requests for operational, non-threshold capital, and threshold capital facility needs in alignment with submitted operational, non-threshold, and threshold budgets.  **QUALIFICATIONS**  * High School Diploma/GED **required**  * Associate degree in engineering or business management _preferred_  * 5 years of experience in engineering, construction management, or business is **required**  * 7 years of experience in engineering, construction management, or business is _preferred_  * Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt, Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt, Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM), Microsoft Office certification or equivalent, Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) _preferred_ **TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:** Never or Rarely **EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER** It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity. Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, [jobs.franciscanhealth.org](https://jobs.franciscanhealth.org/us/en/our-benefits).