Senior Supervisor Health and Safety

At Freeport-McMoRan, we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, encourages safe production and a culture supported by our core values. Here, you’ll find a collaborative environment where safety is a top priority, all opinions are valued, and people are empowered to grow in their career. Apply Today!     

 

Where You Will Work

   

Our Miami smelter and rod plant is nestled just 90 miles east of Phoenix. The smelter processes copper concentrate primarily from our company’s Arizona copper mines and is the most significant source of sulfuric acid for our North American leaching operations. Arizona’s Globe-Miami historic mining district offers natural beauty and a rich mining heritage. The Tri-Town of Globe, Claypool and Miami offers convenient shopping locales, including Walmart, Safeway, Fry’s and other local stores. Here, our employees and their families can connect with the outdoors and enjoy the family-friendly atmosphere.  Visit Globe-Miami.com to learn more.

Description

Under general supervision, supervise, coordinate, and assess the effectiveness of health and safety programs/policies, and in-field activities through supervision of personnel and/or projects.  Leads processes in the Health & Safety Management System, including incident investigations and hazard assessments to ensure compliance with government laws and regulations, and company policies. 

 

• Audits processes and facilities within area(s) of responsibility to ensure the Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) is in compliance and conforms not only to Freeport-McMoRan Corporate requirements, but with all applicable local, state, federal, and business requirements. 
• Provides safety input for production and maintenance planning.
• Conducts and leads hazard evaluations, risk assessments and initiates corrective actions and controls for correction. Mentors H&S staff in this process. Completes incident investigations, determines risk levels, and manages complex root cause analysis.
• Manages projects and may directly supervise front-line or other safety personnel. 
• Manages MSHA/OSHA/State Mine Inspector visits, evaluates filed activities, addresses potential violations with inspectors, and ensures documentation of all potential violations are completed as required. 
• Inspects work areas and address identified non-conformities to ensure safe work requirements are attained.
• Applies knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, statues, regulations, rules, policies and procedures to support Safe Production.
• Presents health & safety related information and possesses intermediate knowledge of site processes in order to respond to questions or concerns from employees, managers, and other stakeholders. 
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

 

• Leading or supervising personnel and/or projects, AND
• High School diploma or GED and seven (7) years of experience in Health & Safety or related, OR
• Associates degree and five (5) years of experience in Health & Safety or related, OR
• Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of experience in Health & Safety or related, OR
• Master’s degree and one (1) year of experience in Health & Safety or related. 

 

Preferred

• Previous experience in a heavy industrial or mining environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, and Word)

 

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 stair