Title:  Supervisor Health and Safety

Description

Engage primarily with the frontline workforce to raise awareness of health and safety policies, risks and controls.  Facilitate processes in the Health & Safety Management System, including incident investigations and hazard assessments to ensure compliance with government laws and regulations, and company policies.

• Directs employee engagement activities such as risk assessments and raising general safety awareness to employees, managers, and other stakeholders. 
• Leads safety audits and inspects facilities within area of responsibility to ensure a safe working environment and compliance with regulatory laws.
• Manages functions or projects and may have supervisory responsibilities.
• Trains staff from multiple divisions in safety procedures, including specialized safety training (e.g., confined space, LOTOTO) and Annual Refresher Training as required. 
• Inspects and evaluates work in progress, identifies any problem areas, and may direct remedial action. 
• Participates on cross-function teams to manage moderately complex incident investigation and root cause analysis. 
• Accompanies MSHA/OSHA/State Mine Inspectors and document regulated field activities.
• Conducts health and safety orientations, visit work sites and distribute literature to implement and promote safety and/or environmental policies and procedures. 
• May administer workers’ compensation program for the company, including interacting with workers’ compensation insurers, monitoring claims, developing and administering loss prevention and rehabilitation management/monitoring programs, maintain files, and provide necessary support in defense of claims.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Leading or supervising personnel and/or projects, AND 
• High School diploma or GED and five (5) years of experience in Health & Safety or related, OR 
• Associate degree and three (3) years of experience in Health & Safety or related, OR 
• Bachelor degree and one (1) year of experience in Health & Safety or related, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical mining related discipline with at least one summer internship experience (or equivalent) working in mining or industrial environment 

Preferred

• Supervision of a Security Team and Contractors
• Willingness to work shifts and cover shifts on rotating shifts, and be out on patrol of the property in harsh conditions several months of the year
• Background of enforcement of policies and procedures for overall mine safety

Criteria/Conditions

• Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
• Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
• Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
• Work is in a mine or manufacturing plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, work on elevated platforms, talk, hear and see 
• Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects up to fifty (50) pounds during the course of the workday 
• Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, or manufacturing 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 
• Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as allowed by applicable state laws