Senior Reliability Engineer

About the role

Freeport-McMoRan is dedicated to offering an employment package that recognizes excellence, supports safe production, and fosters a culture aligned with our core values. In this collaborative environment, safety is paramount, opinions are valued, and individuals are empowered to grow professionally.

Where You Will Work

Chino is an open-pit copper mining complex located 15 miles from the historic mining community of Silver City in southwestern New Mexico. The historic Chino mine is one of the world's first low-grade, open-pit copper mines. Today, the operation includes a 36,000-metric-ton-per-day concentrator producing copper and a 150-million-pound-per-year solvent extraction/electrowinning plant producing copper cathode from leaching solutions. Silver City offers a variety of amenities including restaurants, arts, entertainment, cliff dwellings, festivals, and daily necessities such as schools and housing. For more information, visit Silver City.

What You Will Do

• Identify system constraints and proactively pursue their elimination through continuous improvement cycles.
• Ensure continuous production is uninterrupted by minimizing equipment failures and reducing production costs through improved maintenance methods.
• Lead others or perform root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Act as a subject matter expert as required and assist in identifying and implementing corrective actions or technologies.
• Research new reliability processes and identify methods to predict and improve reliability.
• Perform onsite evaluations of existing processes and equipment, setting expectations for precision maintenance.
• Review and establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for equipment.
• Identify Preventive Maintenance (PM) opportunities and maintenance plans by conducting Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Analyze current CMMS data for equipment health indicators and develop reports to measure these indicators.
• Proactively develop and provide a safety perspective for equipment and processes; make recommendations for engineering solutions or methods to eliminate hazards.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring To Freeport

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate Engineering discipline and five (5) years related experience in Engineering, or
• Master’s degree in an appropriate Engineering discipline and three (3) years related experience in Engineering.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Ability to listen and understand information and ideas, and express thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely through oral and written communication.
• Customer-focused to provide quality service and improve equipment and process reliability.
• Knowledge and understanding of reliability-centered maintenance practices.
• Experience with engineering design drawings and schematics.
• Self-starter with solid integrity.
• Understand the importance of safety, legality, and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with predictive maintenance, leadership, maintenance plans, and downtime reporting.
• Supervisory or lead experience.

What We Offer You

The estimated annual pay range for this role is currently $105,000-$145,000. This range reflects base salary only and does not include bonus payments, benefits, or retirement contributions. Actual base pay is determined by experience, qualifications, skills, and other job-related factors. This role is eligible for additional discretionary and incentive payment considerations based on company and individual performance. For more details, click here to view a sample of Total Rewards Estimate for this role.

What We Require

• Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam.
• Candidates must pass all required training and/or testing.
• Employees may be required to work a non-standard schedule, which may include shift work (other than day shift) at a 24/7, 365-day operation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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