Technical Projects Coordinator I

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Where You Will Work   

Located approximately 50 miles northeast of Safford, Arizona on U.S. Highway 191, Morenci operations (an open-pit copper mining complex) has been in continuous operation since 1939. The operation consists of two concentrators, crushed-ore leach pad and stacking system, a low-grade run-of-mine (ROM) leaching system; four SX plants; and three EW tank houses that produce copper cathode.  

 

Morenci is a unique company town where our employees and their families can reconnect with nature through hiking, fishing, camping, hunting and numerous parks. The company offers several amenities, including company housing OR employees who are required to work on-site are eligible for a $750 monthly housing allowance, provided they meet program guidelines, a newly constructed daycare and community center, library, health-care facilities, state-of-the-art fitness centers, a movie theater and a skate park. Our dedicated Parks and Recreation Division plans activities for people of all ages, making sure there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit the Morenci town website to learn more. 

Description

Provides technical knowledge, guidance and advice to Project Management to resolve complex operational issues for all capital projects.  

• Acts as technical leader for project systems
• Provides technical knowledge to resolve problems
• Monitors records for Engineering and Construction, to help identify potential and existing problems
• Having identified a problem determines the root cause and recommends what action should be taken to resolve and/or prevent issues from occurring (or re-occurring)
• Leads project teams working on identified Project Management systems; team members may be internal or external (vendors or contractors)
• Serves as technical leader on complex planning
• Collaborates with Planners and others involved in the project scheduling
• Keeps abreast of technological improvements in field of knowledge and how these impact capital projects
• Conducts regular training, in area of technical knowledge, for staff at assigned site, ensuring employees remain up-to-date with technological advances
• Generates ad hoc reports and analysis for site management
• May represent the site on company-sponsored steering teams
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

 

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field, OR
• High School diploma or GED and four (4) years of experience in mining industry or manufacturing environment, including project systems experience

 

Preferred  

• Residential maintenance experience
• Commercial maintenance experience
• Construction or maintenance planning experience
• Supervisory experience

 

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 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 stairs and ladders, and work on elevated platforms
• Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 30 pounds) during the course of the workday
• 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 any other protective equipment as required
• Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol free work enviro