Reliability Engineer II

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.

Description

Under general supervision, provides technical advice and guidance to ensure reliability and sustainability of all machinery at an appropriate cost.

• Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures and assist in the identification and implementation of corrective actions or technologies
  
• Reduce production costs through development of maintenance methods to improve process efficiency and reliability
  
• Perform onsite evaluation of existing processes and equipment
  
• Research new reliability processes and identify methods to predict and improve reliability
  
• Ensure continuous production is uninterrupted by equipment failures
  
• Report on Key Performance Indices (KPIs)
  
• Perform failure mode and effect analysis
  
• Analyze current CMMS data for equipment health indicators and prepare reports
  
• Proactively develop and provide safety perspective for equipment and processes, make recommendations of Engineering solutions or methods to eliminate hazards
  
• Audit work packages and maintenance work completion data (completion cycle, schedule compliance, repetitive failures, PM compliance)
  
• Perform other duties as required
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate Engineering discipline and three (3) years of related experience in Engineering, OR
  
• Master's degree in appropriate Engineering discipline and two (2) years of related experience in Engineering
  
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Engineering
  
• Experience with Engineering design drawings and schematics
  
• Customer focused to provide quality service to improve equipment and process reliability
  
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project
  
• Ability to listen and understand information and ideas and express thought and ideas clearly and concisely through oral and written communication
  
• Self-starter with solid integrity
  
• Understand the importance of safety, legality and quality
  
• Able to research and analyze information of considerable difficulty and draw valid conclusions
  
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
  
• Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards
  
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  

Preferred

• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) or Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
• Business Objects (BO) experience
• SAP experience, specifically as a tool for obtaining equipment information and history
• AutoCAD proficiency
• PI Data Access experience
• Experience managing contractors
• Experience managing projects in a mining or heavy industrial environment
• Reliability Engineering experience
• Mining industry experience
• Ability to lead teams and work effectively in a team environment
• Knowledge and understanding of predictive technologies such as vibration, ultrasonic, oil analysis, etc.

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 safety-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 motor 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.

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