Title:  Senior Slope Stability Technician

Description

Under general supervision, facilitates a variety of complex engineering projects including data collection and monitoring, maintenance, surveillance activities, and others as needed to support operations at an assigned site.

• Manage the installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of field instrumentation and monitoring equipment.
• Manage data and assist with problem-solving requiring basic theories and engineering fundamentals.
• Utilize computer programs to solve engineering problems and maintain proper documentation.
• Oversee acquisition of automated and manual field instrumentation and survey data.
• Perform technical evaluation of equipment, troubleshoot and perform maintenance of installed instrumentation
• Maintain accurate and current project documentation.
• Manage survey and mapping projects (with GPS, total station, drone).
• Provide training and guidance to technicians and engineers on the operation and maintenance of instrumentation and equipment.
• May work with vendors and contractors in the support of data collection and interpretation of data
• Provide backup support for Engineers in analysis and processes as required
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Five (5) years of experience in an engineering or technical area relevant to the assignment.
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
• Ability to develop good working relationships within own team and folks from various other departments.
• Skilled in safely using, maintaining, and repairing specialized equipment

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• Experience with maintaining and repairing radars, GPS equipment, total stations, piezometers
• Aptitude for computers and/or electronics

Criteria/Conditions:

• This is a safety sensitive role
• 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, 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.
• 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