Senior Supervisor Industrial Hygiene

About the role

Under general supervision, this position supervises, coordinates, and assesses the effectiveness of health and safety programs/policies, and in-field activities through supervision of personnel and/or projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and assess the effectiveness of health and safety programs/policies, and in-field activities.
• Lead processes in the Health & Safety Management System, including occupational health programs and hazard assessments to ensure compliance with government laws and regulations, and company policies.
• Oversee qualitative and quantitative health risk assessments, analyses of operational procedures, equipment and materials, and audits.
• Analyze information of considerable difficulty and draw conclusions.
• Inspect work areas and address identified non-conformities to ensure safe work requirements are attained.
• Develop and recommend appropriate controls for occupational health hazards.
• Manage the process to review, approve or reject chemicals for use on site.
• Serve as technical expert in chemical analysis, equipment and processes.
• Maintain a current knowledge of Freeport-McMoRan, ISO 45001, OSHA, MSHA and other regulations and standards.
• Aid site management in complying with Freeport-McMoRan, OSHA, MSHA and other regulations and standards.
• Manage projects and may directly supervise front-line or other health and safety personnel.
• Prepare reports and present them to management in a comprehensible manner.
• Communicate effectively in one-on-one and group situations, both verbally and in writing.
• Present health & safety related information and possess intermediate knowledge of site processes in order to respond to questions or concerns from employees, managers, and other stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Requirements

• Leading or supervising personnel and/or projects, AND Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, or closely related scientific or technical discipline and three (3) years of experience in industrial hygiene, OR Master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, or closely related scientific or technical discipline and one (1) year of experience in industrial hygiene.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Leading or supervising personnel and/or projects, ANDBachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, or closely related scientific or technical discipline and three (3) years of experience in industrial hygiene, ORMaster’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, or closely related scientific or technical discipline and one (1) year of experience in industrial hygiene.
• Preferred: None

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 performed in a mine or manufacturing plant 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 to heavy objects up to fifty (50) pounds during the course of the workday
• Personal protective equipment is required on a regular basis, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves, and 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 per applicable State Laws