Senior Supervisor Industrial Hygiene

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

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 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.
• Inspects 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.  Assist site management in complying with Freeport-McMoRan, OSHA, MSHA and other regulations and standards.
• Manages projects and may directly supervise front-line or other health and safety personnel.
• Prepare reports and present them to management in a comprehendible manner. Communicate effectively in one-on-one and group situations, both verbally and in writing.
• 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 requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred

•  CIH degree

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