Director Metallurgical Development FMA

What You Will Do

This role is focused on driving value by improving the metallurgical performance of current and future processing plants, particularly for FM Americas, including overseeing ore characterization, acting as the Qualified Person (QP) for SEC reporting of ore reserves, developing process flow sheets for plant expansions including major equipment sizing, engaging with internal teams and external engineering partners to ensure alignment with design and automation objectives, evaluating new technologies, maintaining supplier relationships, and supporting site personnel in resolving critical challenges.

• Strategic Planning: opportunity identification and framing, converting opportunities into projects for execution, gaining approval for new projects from stakeholders, and identifying resources to assist with project execution.
• Technology and Innovation: embracing and leaning into technology and innovation to add value and assessing strategic fit of various technologies.
• Project Execution: management of internal and external resources, accountability for achieving project schedule and cost outcomes, and regularly communicating project status and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Relationship Building: engagement with internal technical services, wider organization personnel, vendors, consultants, metallurgical labs, maintaining and expanding industry networks, and coaching and mentoring team members while managing performance.
• Other responsibilities:
  
  preparing and presenting updates to executive management and partners, preparing technical materials for patents and conferences, and organizing site and other visits.

• BSc or BE with ten (10) years’ experience in the mineral processing or engineering related fields.
• At least 5 years of experience at a mine site.
• Specialized technical expertise in three (3) metallurgy-related areas and good general knowledge in another four (4) metallurgy-related areas including crushing, grinding, flotation, leaching, smelting, hydrometallurgy, liquid-solid separation, tailings, materials handling, process modeling and simulation, statistical analysis, process automation control, sampling and assaying, and metallurgical accounting.
• Proficiency in speaking, listening, and writing English.
• Ability to travel 60-90 days per year.

• Experience as a Mill Operations or Mill Technical Services manager.
• Working knowledge of the Spanish language.

• 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 auto, home and pet
• Internal progression opportunities

• Freeport-Mc Mo Ran  promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre‑employment drug testing as allowed by applicable laws.
• International travel required (at least 2 times per year for 2 weeks at a time).
• Up to 25% Domestic travel required.

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