Assistant Director of Fleet and Facilities at Blood Assurance – Chattanooga, Tennessee

Blood Assurance is seeking a highly organized, service-oriented leader to serve as Assistant Director of Fleet and Facilities, supporting operations across a large, diverse, multi-state geographic footprint. This role ensures operational readiness for 20 fixed sites and 20 mobile units, while also supporting the Director as needed is his role overseeing a specialized bloodmobile manufacturing program serving both internal operations and external blood center partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and oversee a comprehensive preventative maintenance program for 20 fixed facilities and 20 mobile units
• Provide strong day-to-day leadership to facilities and fleet staff, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, responsiveness, and customer service
• Ensure regulatory compliance, safety standards, and operational readiness across all locations
• Support planning, construction, and build-out of new facilities during rapid organizational growth
• Assist the Director as needed in overseeing a bloodmobile manufacturing program that produces buses for internal use and external blood center partners
• Coordinate fleet maintenance, inspections, repairs, and lifecycle management
• Manage vendor relationships, service contracts, and capital equipment requests
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, customers, contractors, and suppliers
• Track budgets, maintenance schedules, KPIs, and operational reporting
• Respond to facility and fleet emergencies as needed

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management, fleet operations, manufacturing, or related field (healthcare environment preferred)
• Previous multi-site unit leadership experience required
• Proven ability to lead, supervise, and develop high-performing teams
• Demonstrated success building and managing preventative maintenance programs
• Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and with external partners
• Knowledge of regulatory, safety, and compliance requirements
• Budget oversight and contract management experience preferred
• Have effective oral and written communication skills
• The ability to exert up to 100lbs of force occasionally, and/ or up to 50lbs of force frequently, and/ or up to 20lbs of force constantly to move objects.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to help lead infrastructure growth in a mission-driven healthcare organization
• Competitive compensation and benefits including:
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401K with company match
• Wellness Program