Maintenance Manager
Date: May 3, 2026
Location: Baltimore, MD, US, 21226
Company: W. R. Grace & Co.
Annual Wage Range: $154,912.00 - $213,004.00
Other Compensation: Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses
Benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide.
Job Description
The Maintenance Manager leads a team of 11 Managers and Supervisors plus100 hourly maintenance personnel (mechanics, instrument & electrical, facility support) at Grace's largest North American manufacturing facility, in Curtis Bay, MD.
The Maintenance Manager is a member of the Site Leadership team and reports to the Senior Site Director.
Responsibilities
- Lead the learning and development of the maintenance employees through career development discussions, performance goals, and feedback discussions
- Manage employee and labor relations
- Responsible for developing new work systems along with improving current systems to achieve plant objectives including improving overall equipment efficiencies and plant reliability
- Manage the day-to-day plant maintenance activities and focus on long-term reliability improvements
- Responsible for creating and reporting on maintenance KPIs
- Assist in root cause analyses and collaborate with the operations teams to support production goals, troubleshoot equipment, and assist with new product and technology implementations
- Lead site-wide maintenance outages
- Play an active role in the safety performance of the plant through daily safety discussions, pre-job hazard assessments, and regulatory compliance
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- 10+ years of experience in manufacturing maintenance including leadership and management
- Experience supervising in a union environment
- Experience building a culture of safety, with strong adherence to health and environmental regulations
- Maintenance management experience with applying key performance indicators to measure and improve maintenance performance including maintenance planning and scheduling
Physical Requirements and Environment
- Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a laboratory environment with highly hazardous materials
- Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a pilot plant facility with highly hazardous materials
- Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.
- Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.
- Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Chemical engineering
- Experience in the chemical process industry
- Experience implementing and managing Engineering standards and specifications
- Experience with inventory and procurement processes including MRO inventory and purchasing management
- Experience using SAP for work order management and purchasing
- Experience successfully delivering a budgeted Maintenance CAPEX program
- Experience providing technical and directional guidance for capital investments
- Experience with Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) compliance, and OSHA workplace safety regulations.
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Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Grace Wellness Program
- Flexible Workplace
- Retirement Plans
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Vacation and Holidays
- Parental Leave (salaried only)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Company Donation Match Program
- U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
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Nearest Major Market: Baltimore