Facilities Director
Pilgrim
Summary
As the Facilities Director at Pilgrim, you will own the operation and physical build-out of Pilgrim's facilities. You'll keep day-to-day operations running with minimal friction, stand up new production capacity, and own the safety, compliance, and physical-security systems our work demands. You will work closely with engineers, scientists, and manufacturing teams to ensure Pilgrim's facilities support high-tempo development, testing, and production.
Job description
About the Role
As the Facilities Director at Pilgrim, you will own the operation and physical build-out of Pilgrim's facilities. You'll keep day-to-day operations running with minimal friction, stand up new production capacity, and own the safety, compliance, and physical-security systems our work demands. You will work closely with engineers, scientists, and manufacturing teams to ensure Pilgrim's facilities support high-tempo development, testing, and production.
Responsibilities
- Build and expand Pilgrim's facilities, including renovations, manufacturing build-outs, equipment moves, production layouts, workflows, and utilities.
- Keep every technical space organized, stocked, and ready for work, including the wet lab, machine shop, prototyping areas, electronics benches, and production spaces.
- Anticipate and provide the tools, components, reagents, equipment, and consumables the team needs.
- Purchase equipment and materials at competitive prices, negotiate favorable terms, and maintain strict control over facility spend.
- Hold vendors and contractors accountable for scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
- Set and enforce standards for facility safety and compliance, including PPE, chemical storage, hazardous waste, inspections, OSHA requirements, and building codes.
- Secure the site through access control, visitor management, restricted areas, and emergency response procedures.
Qualifications
- Experience operating laboratories, machine shops, manufacturing facilities, or comparable technical environments.
- Completed facility build-outs, renovations, or major equipment installations, with responsibility for contractors, budgets, and schedules.
- Ability to evaluate vendor proposals, negotiate scope and pricing, and manage purchasing and inventory through procurement or ERP systems.
- Working knowledge of laboratory or manufacturing safety, hazardous materials, OSHA requirements, and building codes.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information and facilities.
- Clear, effective communicator across engineers, scientists, manufacturing teams, vendors, and contractors.
Preferred
- Experience with physical security or access-control systems. Eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance is a plus.
Requirements
- Experience operating laboratories, machine shops, manufacturing facilities, or comparable technical environments.
- Completed facility build-outs, renovations, or major equipment installations, with responsibility for contractors, budgets, and schedules.
- Ability to evaluate vendor proposals, negotiate scope and pricing, and manage purchasing and inventory through procurement or ERP systems.
- Working knowledge of laboratory or manufacturing safety, hazardous materials, OSHA requirements, and building codes.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information and facilities.
- Clear, effective communicator across engineers, scientists, manufacturing teams, vendors, and contractors.
- Experience with physical security or access-control systems.
- Eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance is a plus.
Company overview
Pilgrim is a company operating in the retail health and personal care products sector, focusing on providing consumer-oriented health and wellness solutions. The company specializes in developing and distributing personal care items that cater to modern consumer needs for health maintenance and self-care. While specific product details are limited, Pilgrim appears to operate within the broader life science service and supply chain, bridging the gap between healthcare innovation and consumer accessibility. The company's positioning in the retail health space suggests a commitment to making health and wellness products more accessible to the general public through traditional and potentially digital retail channels. As part of the life science ecosystem, Pilgrim contributes to the distribution network that connects manufacturers with end consumers, playing a vital role in the commercialization of health and personal care innovations. The company's focus on retail distribution indicates an emphasis on consumer education, product accessibility, and market penetration strategies within the competitive health and wellness sector.