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Assistant Director of Fleet and Facilities at Blood Assurance

Blood Assurance Chattanooga, TN

JOB DESCRIPTION

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

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit an online employment application for consideration.

Blood Assurance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco Free Workplace.



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Typical entry-level pay: $80k for Facilities Managers nationally

National salary averages
Expected entry-level
$80k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$63k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $173k

Senior roles pay 69% more than entry—experience is well rewarded.

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Balanced
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Stronger for: Senior candidates with options

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Base salary
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Job Growth →
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+4%
10yr growth
A bachelor's degree is typically expected.
Typical: Bachelor's degree

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024