Job Posting
Director of Plant Operations - Maintenance
Madison Parish Hospital is seeking a Director of Plant Operations to lead our Maintenance and Environmental Services (EVS) departments. This role is essential to ensuring a safe, clean, and fully functional environment for our patients, staff, and visitors. The ideal candidate is hands on, dependable, and experienced in hospital or commercial facility operations.
Operational Leadership
• Provides day to day leadership for the Maintenance
and EVS teams
• Sets work standards, schedules, and performance
expectations
• Ensures timely response to work orders and facility
needs
• Maintains a safe, clean, and functional hospital
environment
• Supports a culture of teamwork, accountability, and
service excellence
Position Highlights
• Full time departmental leadership role
• Reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer
• Oversees building systems, preventive maintenance,
life safety, and environmental cleanliness
• Key contributor to LDH and CMS survey readiness
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a
community focused hospital
• No budgeting authority; provides operational input
only
Key Responsibilities
• Lead daily operations of Maintenance and EVS
• Manage preventive maintenance for all hospital
equipment and building systems
• Serve as the hospital’s Life Safety Officer
• Maintain compliance with LDH, CMS, NFPA, OSHA, and
other regulatory requirements
• Oversee HVAC, boilers, chillers, electrical,
plumbing, medical gas, and emergency power systems
• Coordinate fire drills, emergency power testing, and
life safety activities
• Ensure hospital/plant equipment vendors meet
performance, safety, and documentation requirements
• Track warranties and coordinate vendor inspections
and repairs
• Support Infection Prevention with cleaning protocols
and isolation procedures
• Maintain accurate logs, PM records, and survey
documentation
• Participate in emergency preparedness planning and
response
Qualifications
Required
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in plant operations,
facilities management, or a related field
• 3+ years of supervisory or management experience
• Working knowledge of NFPA codes, CMS Conditions of
Participation, and LDH facility regulations
• Ability to manage multiple departments and complex
building systems
Preferred
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering,
facilities management, or related field
• CHFM or CHSP certification
• Experience in a rural or critical access hospital
What We Offer:
• Competitive compensation
• Full benefits package
• Supportive leadership and a strong community mission
• Opportunity to lead meaningful work that directly
impacts patient safety and care quality
Additional Information
Position Type : Full Time
Contact Information
Tamieka Washington - Human Resources Generalist
Human Resources
900 Johnson Street
Tallulah, LA 71282
Email: twashington@madisonparishhospital.com
Phone: 318.574.2374 ext. 412 |