Production Coordinator/Scheduler

Date: Sep 28, 2026 Location: Baltimore, MD, US, 21226 Company: W. R. Grace & Co. Band Grade : 5-B Annual Wage Range: $80,655.20 - $110,900.90 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 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. Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and engineered materials. The company’s two industry-leading business segments—Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. Grace employs approximately 4,300 people in over 30 countries. W.R. Grace is seeking a Production Coordinator / Plant Scheduler to serve as the primary scheduling and material and production coordinator for a chemical manufacturing facility at our Curtis Bay manufacturing complex. The Plant Scheduler will be responsible for one or more operating plants within the overall site. The Plant Scheduler will translate the master production plans into daily actionable scheduling itineraries while managing the logistics and staged movement of chemical products (raw materials, intermediates, bulk liquids, packaging materials, and finished goods). Success in this role directly impacts plant schedule adherence, chemical inventory accuracy, and uninterrupted batch and continuous manufacturing operations. The Production Coordinator is responsible for daily plant-level production scheduling, capacity sequence planning, and coordinating the physical and systematic movement of chemical products across the facility. Serving as a vital link between Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, and EHS, this role creates actionable work plans, resolves operational scheduling bottlenecks, and monitors bulk/packaged material movement to maintain continuous production. Reporting directly to an operations manager, this position has no direct reports but collaborates closely with plant supervisors, process operators, logistics teams, warehouse staff, and central supply chain planners across site operations. This role will also have exposure to the broader Supply Chain organization and be a key linkage between the site and supply planning. Responsibilities Develop, publish, and maintain daily and weekly plant production schedules for batch and continuous chemical processes. Translate master production plans into sequence-optimized daily operational work targets, equipment allocations, and operator execution schedules. Monitor and coordinate real-time production throughput against the schedule, identifying constraints, downtime risks, or batch delays, and adjust schedules dynamically. Facilitate and support daily morning scheduling alignment meetings with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Logistics to establish operational priorities. Direct and track the staging, transfer, and movement of raw chemicals, liquid intermediates, additives, packaging, and finished goods across tanks, silo…

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