The purpose of this position:
Lead the process engineering team to drive strategic process improvements, optimize metallurgical operations, and coordinate cross-functional technical initiatives across smelting and refining processes.
The key duties and responsibilities of this position:
- Investigate and implement methods to improve metallurgical processes and reduce operational costs.
- Supervise, lead, and mentor process engineers.
- Communicate effectively with staff and upper management about project progress and goals.
- Consistently deliver and exceed key performance indicators (KPIs) related to process engineering and technical also forecast reporting, focusing on accuracy and timeliness.
- Adept in general process engineering.
The key challenges in this position:
- Technical know-how of metallurgical processes related to copper or other minerals processing.
- Good leadership and time management for large and complex responsibility for all areas from process technical and performance monitoring.
- Incumbent should have good communication and technical skill
- Multitasking ability from process technical, economical, to environmental compliance of smelter operation.
- Ability to identify process improvement potentials and evaluate the cost benefit evaluation.
- Global communication network with good english proficiency for the purpose of internal FCX communication or global technological vendors engagement related to smelter technology.
The background, education, and work experience needed to succeed in this job are:
- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline or related field, preferably in Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering. Or Masters degree in Engineering discipline or Operational/Engineering Management.
- Extensive experience (>10 years) in leading a Metallurgical/Process Engineering Technical Team.
- Adept at project portfolio management.
- Experience in operational readiness efforts leading up to commissioning and start up.
- Experience in big data management and analysis.
- Experience in application of Agile principles.
Core Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Characters)
- Process engineering and operational experience in metallurgy and precious metal refinery.
- Exposure to managing the external interface with key stakeholders.
- Integrated Strategic Planning in a complex work environment.
- Influencing without control providing technical expertise to operations and maintenance teams supporting the Smelter & PMR. Possess a combination of technical expertise and practical field experience to be able to provide effective influence on operators, technicians, and other field workers.
- Adept at scenario planning and Risk Mitigation to ensure Business continuity.
- Adept at complex project portfolio management.
- Complex data management and analysis. Storytelling with data. Objective communication to stakeholders based on sound analysis of technical data. Advanced in technical writing.
- Experienced in developing automation cookbooks and working with process control engineers in developing and fine-tuning logic controls.
Deadline : August 17th 2025