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:
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.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associate degree in Engineering or Business Management
- 5 years experience in engineering, construction management, or business
- 7 years experience in engineering, construction management, or business
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM)
- Microsoft Office certification or equivalent
- Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)
Franciscan Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Franciscan Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Franciscan Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include medical, dental, and vision with broad network options, plus added savings when using system hospitals, labs, imaging, pharmacies, and physicians. Feedback suggests health coverage is solid, though not best-in-class.
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Retirement Support — An employer-funded retirement contribution is available alongside 403(b) and 457(b) options with defined eligibility and vesting. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues with service and certain provider roles cite robust allotted time off and CME. Feedback suggests the presence of EAP and additional programs adds breadth to time-away support.
Franciscan Health Insights
What We Do
The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois, approximately 20,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Carmel, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Hammond, Franciscan Health Dyer, Franciscan Health Munster and Franciscan Beacon Hospital in Indiana; and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. For more information, visit FranciscanHealth.org. With more than 850 primary and specialty care providers at over 260 locations in Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Physician Network is one of the largest and most respected multi-specialty physician networks in the Midwest providing convenient, comprehensive care
