Job Description

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

Chino is an open-pit copper mining complex located 15 miles from the historic mining community of Silver City in southwestern New Mexico. The historic Chino mine was among the world's first low-grade, open-pit copper mines. Today, the operation consists of a 36,000-metric-ton-per-day concentrator that produces copper and a 150-million-pound-per-year solvent extraction/electrowinning plant that produces copper cathode from solution generated by run-of-mine leaching.

The community of Silver City boasts various restaurants, arts, entertainment, cliff dwellings, festivals and much more. Residents and visitors enjoy gentle four seasons, with three hundred days of sunshine a year and low humidity. From unique shopping finds in the galleries to everyday groceries, schools and housing, there are numerous amenities for everyone. Visit Silver City to learn more.

Description

Under limited Supervision, the Operational Excellence (OE) Coach encourages, empowers, facilitates and provides guidance to both leadership and business optimization teams to support corporate and site initiatives with little oversight. The OE Coach will guide and coach all team members formally and informally, with a keen focus on the organization’s leaders, stakeholders, team members and employees, striving to unlock the full potential and curiosity in everyone while focusing on the highest impact, value-added work. The Coach will act as a subject matter expert across many topics and will embrace change while acting as a steward of transformational methodologies, encourage & standardize core Agile, Lean, Operational Excellence elements, other data-focused methodologies or other optimization principles in the organization and foster the Freeport Edge way of working.

• Build, facilitate and coach multiple high performing teams and business optimization initiatives; look for ways to strengthen team’s understanding of Agile, e.g., Agile values, Scrum concepts and Agile principles, Lean methodologies, Operational Excellence elements or other optimization techniques. Coach teams to identify and weigh trade-offs between short- and long-term benefits to drive shared vision between the team.
• Teach and improve business optimization practices across the organization. Work closely with Operational Excellence leadership to build an enterprise that is more focused on aspirational goals, driving business value and outcomes based on data-driven analysis; play a key role in supporting one or more communities of practice.
• Evolve the ways of working based on the nature of work; this includes applying agile, Lean or other methodologies in more operational settings like running and maintaining a plant, a fleet, a piece of equipment, etc. Implement Operational Excellence elements (Management Systems, Technical System and People, Mindsets and Behaviors) to ensure a sustainable product. Develop, hone and apply new problem-solving techniques including bottleneck analysis, root cause analysis, Lean management, design thinking concepts, etc.
• Develop, hone and apply new problem-solving techniques including bottleneck analysis, root cause analysis, Lean management, design thinking concepts, line balance, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), specific detailed diagnostic analyses, etc.
• Help to empower leadership teams in building, growing, and sustaining a thriving community and the Freeport Edge culture; foster a continuous learning environment, pressure and embrace the uncomfortable, and help teams to inspect & adapt
• Perform other duties as requested

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED AND nine (9) years of experience in Operations, Operations Support, Engineering, Project Management, Professional Business settings, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree AND five (5) years of experience in Operations, Operations Support, Engineering, Project Management, Professional Business settings OR
• Master’s Degree AND three (3) years of experience in Operations, Operations Support, Engineering, Project Management, Professional Business settings
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organization
• Passionate problem solver who succeeds in ambiguous situations; tirelessly advocates for the best possible solution
• Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential
• Strong communicator with emerging ability to communicate complex messages
• Was a participant (team member, SME) in prior business optimization team and is considered someone who could become an expert in transformation methodologies
• Unbiased facilitator; able to engage all people at all levels; emerging leadership skills
• Self-aware of cognitive biases and its impact on decision making. Decision making focused on the primary aim to build high performing teams, develop team members and deliver outcomes
• Challenger mindset and passion to challenge status quo to find new solutions and drive out of the box ideas – loves and embraces change especially in new and evolving environments
• Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency and trust across the team
• Passionate about understanding people and teams
• Learns new skills quickly and knows how to navigate the organization to find experts in specific domain
• Ability to receive and act on developmental feedback quickly

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in mining and/or heavy equipment industry
• Engineering/Technical background
• Experience with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (data access, cleaning, interpretation, analysis, etc.)
• Lean Methodologies/Six Sigma knowledge
• Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions
• Able to execute hypothesis-based analysis to confirm/disprove hypothesis
• Strong Microsoft Suite experience
• Can formulate questions to gain customer/process insight
• Experience standing up Management Systems (work standards, process confirmations, meeting standardization, lineouts and visual management efforts, etc.)
• People and Culture experience (human resources, organizational health, industrial psychology, etc.)
• Experience in Agile values and principles
• Experience in working on, facilitating and/or coaching Agile teams
• Experienced indirect influencer
• Digital product lifecycle experience (e.g. Business Analysis, Discovery, UX design, Development, Testing, Implementation, Support and Planning)

Criteria/Conditions:

• 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.

What We Offer You

The estimated annual pay range for this role is currently $93,000-$130,000 . This range reflects base salary only and does not include bonus payments, benefits or retirement contributions. Actual base pay is determined by experience, qualifications, skills and other job-related factors. This role is eligible for additional discretionary and incentive payment considerations based on company and individual performance. More details will be shared during the hiring process. Click here to view a sample of Total Rewards Estimate for this role.

• Affordable medical, dental and vision benefits
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution/match
• Paid time off, paid sick time, holiday pay, parental leave
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted insurance plans for pet, auto, home and vehicle
• Internal progression opportunities
• Learn more about our competitive and comprehensive benefits package!

What We Require

• Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam.
• Candidates must pass all required training and/or testing.
• Employees may be required to work a non-standard schedule, which may include shift work (other than day shift) at a 24/7, 365-day operation.
• Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going drug and alcohol testing, as allowed by applicable laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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