Chief Mechanical Engineer
- Employer
- Freeport-McMoRan
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Feb 5, 2022
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- Category
- Chief Technical Officers, Executive, Maintenance/Mechanical
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
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Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world's largest publicly traded copper producers, the world's largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially-responsible manner.
We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.
Please note: The position will require occasional travel to the Phoenix corporate offices and/or site locations. This position may be performed anywhere in the U.S. except California, New Hampshire, Michigan, Illinois and New York. Additional states may be excluded from remote work based on business factors. Should the position shift to in-office work in the future, the company will offer relocation benefits at that time should the position meet the established eligibility for these benefits.
Description
Under limited supervision plans, organizes, manages and evaluates designated engineering projects and programs, ensuring the successful conclusion of all phases within an appropriate time and at appropriate cost.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred
Criteria/Conditions
Freeport-McMoRan has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs require employees to perform essential job functions that pose a direct threat to the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safey-sensitive:
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability
Nearest Major Market: New Orleans
Job Segment: Manufacturing Engineer, Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Construction, Electrical, Engineering
We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.
Please note: The position will require occasional travel to the Phoenix corporate offices and/or site locations. This position may be performed anywhere in the U.S. except California, New Hampshire, Michigan, Illinois and New York. Additional states may be excluded from remote work based on business factors. Should the position shift to in-office work in the future, the company will offer relocation benefits at that time should the position meet the established eligibility for these benefits.
Description
Under limited supervision plans, organizes, manages and evaluates designated engineering projects and programs, ensuring the successful conclusion of all phases within an appropriate time and at appropriate cost.
- Supervises, enhances and monitors designated engineering practices for the site
- Reports environmental compliance issues and makes recommendations to appropriate site management for correction
- Supervises or reviews, investigates and develops appropriate recommendations regarding planned engineering projects
- Supervises or may serve as Project Manager or technical expert, on large/complex site construction, expansion or modification engineering projects
- Provides guidance and counsel to the site management team on applicable programs, practices and existing/proposed local, state and federal regulations
- Evaluates and administers contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment
- Contributes to site strategic planning and budgeting efforts for designated engineering areas
- Represents the site on company sponsored steering teams, such as Freeport-McMoRan Environmental Steering Team
- Performs other duties as required
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an Mechanical Engineering discipline and seven (7) years of experience in Engineering or related scientific field, including lead or supervisory experience, OR
- Master's degree in an Mechanical Engineering discipline and five (5) years of experience in Engineering or related scientific field, including lead or supervisory experience
- Advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of Engineering
- Able to research and analyze information of considerable difficulty and draw valid conclusions
- Skilled in managing large/complex engineering projects
- Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
- Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards
- Skilled in supervising, evaluating, training and motivating employees
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Preferred
- Advanced degree or Professional Engineering (PE) Certification
Criteria/Conditions
- Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
- Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
- Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
- Work is in a mine or manufacturing plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, work on elevated platforms, talk, hear and see
- Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects up to thirty (30) pounds during the course of the workday
- Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required
- Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as allowed by state laws
Freeport-McMoRan has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs require employees to perform essential job functions that pose a direct threat to the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safey-sensitive:
- Site-based positions, or positions which require unescorted access to site-based operational areas, which are held by employees who are required to receive MSHA, OSHA, DOT, HAZWOPER and/or Hazard Recognition Training; or
- Positions which are held by employees who operate equipment, machinery or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing the essential functions of their job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose "motor vehicles" includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel); or
- Positions which Freeport-McMoRan has designated as safety sensitive positions in the applicable job or position description and which upon further review continue to be designated as safety-sensitive based on an individualized assessment of the actual duties performed by a specifically identified employee.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability
Nearest Major Market: New Orleans
Job Segment: Manufacturing Engineer, Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Construction, Electrical, Engineering
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