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Director, Plant Operations and Maintenance - DePaul Hospital

SSM Health
St. Louis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Aug 2025

About the role

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2024 - Becker's Healthcare

Names One of the Diversity Leaders 2024 – Modern Healthcare

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 - Newsweek

Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2024 – Newsweek

Names One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters 2024 – Newsweek

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
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With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Partner

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com

#LI-Onsite

Job Summary:

Directs and leads plant operations and maintenance functions for one or more ministry or departments within a business unit, or ministry region with a wide latitude of authority in determining operations and maintenance strategies, work plans, budgets and staffing to implement initiatives and effectively manage operational performance.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

  • Plans staffing levels, development and growth, recruitment, supervision, and disciplinary process.
  • Provides strategic vision, manages and leads plant operations and maintenance services to meet the expectations of all customers served.
  • Develops, submits and manages annual capital and operating budgets.
  • Plans, develops, and directs a strategic plan for plant operations and maintenance services for all buildings and grounds, ensuring alignment with system level strategic initiatives.
  • Develops, reviews and revises policies and procedures that align with department and over-all locations operations.
  • Develops strategic plans for the maintenance of the physical environment of care with the polices of the organization, The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and any other applicable federal, state and local statutes and administrative codes.
  • Develops strategic plans for the management and purchase of supplies, equipment and services ensuring uninterrupted service to multiple ministries or departments within a business unit or ministry region of responsibility.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Education

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related field, or equivalent years of experience and education


Experience

  • Seven years' experience, with five years in direct people management/leadership

Physical Requirements

  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to

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