Senior Communications Specialist

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   

Sierrita operations is located just 20 miles from Tucson – Arizona’s second-largest city. Its cutting-edge mine training facility, with state-of-the-art labs, classrooms and advanced simulators, equips our people with the skills, expertise and knowledge to excel. Whether you choose to live in Green Valley, Sahuarita or Tucson, you will enjoy spectacular sunsets and mild winters as well as numerous local attractions. Tucson is home to the Pima Air and Space Museum, University of Arizona and Sonora Desert Museum. Other notable community staples are several schools, hospitals, restaurants, parks, shopping centers and more. Visit sahuaritaaz.gov and tucsonaz.gov to learn more.   

Description

Creates, empowers, and facilitates communications with employees and external groups with guidance and oversight from corporate communications. Work with team members, striving to unlock the communications potential in everyone. Embrace change while acting as a steward of the company brand, protecting the company brand, and fostering transparent communications.

• Facilitate, create and manage internal communications for the site and department goals and initiatives. Look for ways to strengthen understanding of site and company values, concepts and principles. Drive shared communications vision between teams.
• Coach and train employees on being more communications focused and encourage teams to set aspirational communications goals that drive value for the business.
• Help to evolve communications based on the nature of work, including creating more of a communication focus on operational objectives. 
• Work with site teams to help ensure quality communications are on track and teams understand how to adopt new communication technologies / methodologies when needed.  
• Perform other duties as requested

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED AND eleven (11) years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Recruiting or related field; OR
• Bachelor's Degree AND seven (7) years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Recruiting or related field; OR
• Master's Degree AND five (5) years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Recruiting or related field.
• Excellent command of grammar
• Understanding of writing strategies and tactics 
• Proven experience in external communications
• Writing / story-telling 
• Solid verbal communications skills 
• Strong organizational / project management skills with ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and on deadline
• Skilled at collaborating within and outside the company
• Effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organization
• Quickly understand and effectively communicate complex, technical subject matter
• Strong work ethic and able to work at a fast pace, while maintaining high accuracy and quick turnaround time on assigned projects
• Ability to work with sensitive information and oversee high-visibility projects and processes. 
• Ability to work effectively in an environment subject to changing priorities and short deadlines

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a multi-location organization with multi-national/global communications and mining, natural resources or similar industry 
• Bilingual
• Passionate communicator who succeeds in somewhat ambiguous situations; tirelessly advocates for the best possible solution
• Strong communicator with emerging ability to communicate complex messages
• Ability to engage people at all levels, emerging leadership skills
• Challenger of traditional communications, willing to find new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas 
• Learns new skills quickly and knows how to navigate the organization to find experts in specific domain

 

Criteria/Conditions:

• Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing.
• 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 an