Manager Metallurgy and Process Design

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Title: 147605

Phoenix, AZ, US, 85040

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Scientific Services

Why You Should Apply For This Job

Why You Should Apply for This Job

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

Our global headquarters is in Phoenix, Arizona. Several hundred employees support global operations in finance, human resources, information technology, planning and more from the main office, satellite offices or online. As a Hybrid employee, you’ll engage in virtual collaboration as well as attend in-person meetings at our Collaboration Hub in Phoenix or at one of our site locations. The Collaboration Hub provides an open, flexible workspace for individuals and teams to come together for various business needs. Amenities at the Hub include a working café, phone booths and meeting rooms with technology tools for virtual and in-person collaboration. In-person attendance may vary based on the position and department requirements.

Phoenix is the capital of the Grand Canyon State and enjoys mostly bright skies throughout the year. It is the perfect place if you enjoy the outdoors, love sports, concerts and other big city amenities or technology. There are great neighborhoods around Phoenix, with easy access to a major city, nature, the arts and many more amenities.

What You Will Do

Responsible for leading and overseeing strategic metallurgical initiatives across growth projects, operational support functions, and corporate technology and innovation programs. Provides expert technical guidance, mentorship, and consultation on a broad range of mineral processing topics to support business objectives and operational excellence. Drives the adoption of industry best practices across FCX operating sites and corporate functions. Serves as a key technical resource in evaluating, optimizing, and advancing metallurgical processes and technologies. May assume responsibility for mineral reserve reporting review and technical sign-off, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and reporting requirements.

Lead strategic metallurgical project planning and development, including opportunity identification, project scoping, evaluation methodology, stakeholder alignment, and resource planning. Coordinate technical support activities such as process engineering, metallurgical definition, and technology assessments to support successful project execution.

Partner with internal and external stakeholders to advance company growth projects. Lead technical development efforts, evaluate project impacts on cost and performance, and provide regular updates on project progress, risks, and outcomes to key stakeholders.

Provide metallurgical and mineral processing expertise to project and operating sites, support technical evaluations, operational improvements, and reserve reporting activities, including technical review and sign-off responsibilities as required.

• Perform other duties as required.
• What You Bring To Freeport

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and ten (10) years of experience in mineral processing and leaching processes, including five (5) years of experience in operations roles, preferably leading teams, and three (3) years of experience working on projects or other technical initiatives involving mining and engineering companies.

• Strong experience in effecting change in operating processing plants.
• Strong working knowledge of geo-metallurgical testing, data interpretation, and modeling tools for forecasting.
• Strong working knowledge of processing techniques of large Porphyry copper deposits.
• Demonstrated history of interpretation of geo-metallurgical results and performance of regression analyses and/or simulations to develop grade and recovery models for ore types.
• Demonstrated data-centric capabilities that use a structured problem-solving approach using statistics and regression tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Specialized technical expertise in 3 disciplines and good general knowledge in 5 disciplines. Disciplines include crushing, grinding, flotation, copper smelting, precious metal refining, solvent extraction, electrowinning, liquid-solid separation including thickening and filtering, tailings, materials handling, process modeling and simulation, statistical analysis, process control, sampling and assaying, and metallurgical accounting.

• MBA or related certification/experience in financial and economic evaluations
• Experience managing small technical teams, including direct supervision.
• Energetic, excellent communication skills, ability to execute.
• Management of large and complex projects covering several disciplines.
• Excellent cross-discipline communication skills.
• What We Offer You

The estimated annual pay range for this role is currently  $130,000-$180,000. 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 incentive compensation considerations based on company and individual performance.  Additionally, this position is currently eligible for annual long-term incentive consideration.  Long-term incentives are contingent upon authorized approval under the terms and conditions of the Company's plan and award agreements.  More details will be shared during the hiring process.

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• 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
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