Manager Reliability & Maintenance

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. What You Will Do Provide strategic and tactical leadership to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of assets through disciplined maintenance planning, scheduling, execution and continuous improvement. Direct standardization of maintenance practices, forecasting and cost control, safety performance, and workforce development. Provide technical leadership in reliability centered maintenance, reliability engineering and process development. In this role, you will lead asset reliability programs and electrical/automation maintenance oversight, with responsibility for reducing unplanned downtime through failure analysis and improvement plans while championing asset criticality and life cycle management. You will direct and standardize maintenance processes across Fixed Plant Maintenance, Field Services shops, and Reliability Centered Maintenance by focusing on planning, scheduling, backlog management, consistent work order coding, KPI tracking, cost control, PCR forecasting, and effective system usage to ensure strong planning, execution, measurement, and analysis. Provide oversight to ensure appropriate recommendations on assigned engineering projects and technical challenges supporting processing operations and maintenance. As Manager Reliability and Maintenance, manage overall planning and forecasting activities for cost and equipment performance at FMA and site levels, rolling up key equipment repair forecasts and overseeing budgets, cost control, and major projects. You will establish strategic goals, objectives, policies, and procedures related to internal and external site resources and provide maintenance performance information and resources to site leadership and project managers. You will deliver measurable improvement in tactical job execution through coaching, resource sharing, schedule and scope evaluation, and pre- and post-job guidance. This position will be responsible for maintenance job planning, preparation, execution, and outcomes, providing guidance to Maintenance Superintendents. Advance reliability technology and site support while leading and developing maintenance and reliability teams and guiding Reliability Chiefs. What You Bring To Freeport Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field and seven (7) years of Maintenance and Reliability experience in Industrial environments, including five (5) years in a leadership role; OR High School Diploma and ten (10) years of experience, including five (5) years in a leadership role. Strong knowledge of CMMS, RCA, reliability tools, and asset management. Expertise managing plant maintenance processes and surface mining equipment maintenance. Technocrat-level understanding of surface mining equipment and maintenance practices. Understanding of mine and processing operational needs and requirements. Knowledge of MSHA and OSHA legislation and safety regulations. Knowledge of basic employment laws, legislation, regulations, and trends. Experience in financial and project management with cost control methods. Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office suite. Reliability or maintenance certification such as CMRP or PMP. Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.