W. R. Grace & Co. Careers, Benefits, Review

Grace's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

• Grace's great talent and high-performance culture are the most important sources of our competitive advantage.
• We aspire to strengthen these by welcoming and valuing the unique backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, genders, experiences, perspectives, and contributions of our employees around the globe.
• Through diversity and inclusion, we strengthen our people and our business.

Learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at Grace.

About W. R. Grace & Co.

The game changers we’re hiring value teamwork, performance, integrity, speed, and innovation. When you join Grace, you’ll become part of a team with world-class talent working together to solve problems…developing the best technology to solve new challenges and be indispensable to our customers…confident in the trust we must earn in our industries and communities.

You can help us continue to deliver best-in-class solutions in complex global markets with your expertise and ingenuity. In addition to excellent benefits, Grace offers internships and a multi-year, rotational manufacturing leadership program.

If you’re ready to make a difference with a talented team of passionate people, then you’re ready to become part of Grace. We roll up our sleeves and take responsibility for finding ways to meet customer needs and move the company forward.  Our businesses work closely together, so employees are closely connected with ample opportunities to make a difference on a project or in an important role.  

OUR VALUES

• Teamwork: Treat each other with respect. Work safely and effectively with each other to win in the marketplace. Communicate openly and candidly.
• Performance: Provide products and services that will make our customers successful.
• Integrity: Maintain and expect the highest level of ethical behavior.
• Speed: Work with a sense of urgency to meet our customers' needs.  Move quickly to seize opportunities in the marketplace. Anticipate market shifts and respond before our competitors.
• Innovation: Encourage people to constantly look for new ways to create value.

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS

Across Grace, every employee has the opportunity to lead.  And every successful Grace leader demonstrates core behaviors. 

• Deliver Results:  Performance, outcomes, walking the talk, meeting commitments;  bottom-line-oriented Grace leaders can be counted on to exceed goals and consistently outperform.
• Engage:  Grace leaders are engaged.  They are actively involved with and taking ownership for their teams' priorities, contributing ideas to improve things, adapting to change, always willing to help, and ready to expand their role in response to a team need. 
• Communicate:  Grace leaders inform, inspire and persuade, enabling team members to make sound decisions while inviting feedback.
• Be Authentic:  Authentic Grace leaders have a profound sense of purpose and are willing to live according to their core values, remaining dedicated to personal growth and learning.
• Think Critically:  Effective Grace leaders look beyond the immediate and the obvious.  They probe for answers through honest analysis.  Rigorous logic and problem solving are second nature and key to the balance and insight they provide to others on the team.

Talent Development

Grace uses multiple approaches to encourage and reinforce the ongoing professional development of its people’s talents. Our high-performance culture is fueled by the engagement and inclusion and diversity of our workforce’s array of experiences as well as their innate curiosity and desire to be lifelong learners.

Grace encourages the creation of robust development plans and a healthy coaching relationship between employees and their managers. All are encouraged to consider ways to improve technical, business, and leadership capabilities for both their current role and any potential roles they may aspire to. Employees are expected to take responsibility for their growth and development plan, seek support when needed, take advantage of tools and resources, and continually reassess their needs and plans. Managers are accountable for supporting these efforts and role modeling leadership behaviors.

At all locations and in all positions, Grace invests in our employees to develop opportunities and capabilities.

Internships

Grace offers internships in a variety of functional areas, including marketing, finance, communications, human resources, IT, operations, and more. Grace interns work directly with full-time professionals on projects and tasks that are important to our success. While many internships are based at our Columbia, Maryland, headquarters, some internships are available at other Grace sites around the world.

Manufacturing Leadership Program

The three-year Grace Manufacturing Leadership Program (MLP) is an entry-level program focused on developing high-potential engineers for  leadership positions within Grace's manufacturing organization. The program consists of three one-year rotations at our sites that use innovative chemical processes and multiple manufacturing technologies. It is designed to provide a range of manufacturing experience while strengthening leadership skills. Program participants are partnered with a senior-level mentor who follows their progress throughout the program while providing guidance and support. 

German Apprenticeships

Grace sites in Worms and Düren, Germany have a decades-long history of providing apprenticeships for talented, young, and highly motivated people ready to start a career with a global leader. The vast majority of our apprentices become full-time Grace employees at the end of their apprenticeships. A team of experienced professionals provides guidance, training, and individual coaching in six apprentice categories:

• Chemist (Chemielaborant/-in)
• Production/Manufacturing Operator (Chemikant/-in)
• Electrician (Elektroniker/-in für Betriebstechnik)
• Administrative Clerk (Industriekaufmann/-frau)
• Mechanic (Industriemechaniker/-in)
• Information Technologist (Informatikkaufmann/-frau)