The Manager, Facility Operations is accountable for leading a diverse Facility Operations team of employees – 45 employees and 5 unions – in addition to managing contractors, in facility-related jobs providing safe, environmentally responsible, and fiscally judicious operations.
Requirements
- Actively participate in and promote FirstEnergy’s Safety Philosophy
- Support a safety culture where work is performed in accordance with the Accident Prevention Handbook and other company safe work practices and policies
- Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (e.g. Federal, environmental, state, NFPA, ANSI and OSHA regulations)
- Maintain a positive and collaborative relationship with internal and external business partners
- Ensure maintenance of all equipment meet FirstEnergy maintenance practices
- Conduct effective monthly safety meetings and documenting the safety meeting minutes
- Provide overall leadership to the Facility Operations team
- Actively coach, develop and manage direct reports (in addition to contractors)
- Implement FE’s performance management process by providing insightful feedback and consistent coaching throughout the year
- Engage employees to establish and achieve scheduled milestones and appropriate benchmarking measures for safety, reliability, customer service, financial performance, and compliance
- Lead efforts to increase productivity and goal accomplishment across the department functions
- Create an environment of accountability and a sense of urgency for meeting agreed upon expectations and deadlines
- Improve and document processes in playbooks for work activities within the department’s functions
- Be a visible and accessible business partner and resource to internal customers
- Formulate and implement strategic business improvements concerning all FirstEnergy facilities
- Ensure critical equipment is monitored and actions taken to protect critical assets
- Be available to oversee all emergency operations during outages
- Works with director, managers, and supervisors across Administrative Services to identify facility performance opportunities
- Develop short-term and long-term business process improvement objectives
- Responsible for state facility budget
- Collaborates to develop or improve operations and maintenance processes including KPIs and metrics
- Ensure timely processing of facilities documentation through efficient execution of transaction and project closure processes
- Develop or improve departmental reporting for ongoing business, operational and/or organizational priorities
- Hazardous communication coordinator
Benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution
- Choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs
- Life insurance
- Skills development training with tuition reimbursement
- Company-sponsored pension plan
