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FORT MCCOY, Wis. - The 88th Regional Support Command hosted a Facility Coordinators Course here, Jan. 21-22, aimed at improving the performance and knowledge of coordinators throughout the command’s 19 state area-of-responsibility in the North West region, which serves as home to nearly 350 Army Reserve facilities.
More than thirty coordinators attended the course, where they learned about the functions of various 88th RSC staff sections and processes in order to help them better serve their respective facilities.
Lt. Col. Michael Ryan, chief of plans for the 88th RSC Directorate of Public Works, said the course was adopted as a best practice to better empower coordinators.
“We took a page from the 81st RSC who began this course a few years ago, and we decided to do the same thing,” said Ryan. “It was in response to a lot of questions and issues we had from people in the field.”
Ryan said the facility coordinator position involves executing the site commander’s facility responsibilities, which include facility security, building safety, environmental compliance and initiating work orders.
“You need to be subject matter experts in these fields, and that’s what we’re here to help with,” said Ryan to those attending the course.
The position entails a lot of different requirements and tasks, said Ryan, making it a challenging job.
“Being a facility coordinator is not a full-time job, even though it feels like it sometimes,” said Ryan. “That’s why we’re here, to try and help, because your job descriptions are something else and this is an additional duty.”
“Hopefully being here will help guide the way ahead and provide resources for you to use and try to make you more efficient,” he added.
At the conclusion of the course Charles Hudson, chief of staff, 88th RSC, said he hoped those who had attended had gained appropriate knowledge and insight into operating facilities.
“Those of you running multiple facilities have to think of yourselves as FOB’s (forward operating bases),” said Hudson. “Everybody has their own area to take care of and their own business to deal with, but everybody contributes to the security, safety and well being of that base.”
Everybody has a major role role to play as a facility coordinator, with communication being the key, said Hudson.
“You’re there to facilitate contact between the tenants and our staff … you’re there to tell us the things we need to do and how to help you focus on the things that need to be done,” said Hudson. “We want to make sure when we bring you to Fort McCoy that we’re providing the information and things you need to get the job done at your location.”
Hudson said the 88th RSC is working hard to try and implement changes which would make the facility coordinator position more proficient.
“Some time maybe in the next year we will roll out changes which will help streamline contracting and repairs to your facilities, so there’s not an exorbitant about of time between the period you submit a work order until it gets done,” he said.
The work of the coordinators does not go unnoticed, said Hudson, as he thanked them for attending the course and their efforts to ensure their facilities remain fully functional.
“We appreciate your position and the things you have to do that are not necessarily compensated for,” said Hudson. “You do it for the good of everyone on your installation, and we are glad to provide this level of instruction to you.”
| Date Taken: | 01.23.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 01.23.2015 13:14 |
| Story ID: | 152580 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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