Title:  Processing Manager, Concentrating

This position will manage the concentrating processing plant and expansion projects. The area of responsibility will include plant safety, operations, general maintenance, and technical support to achieve safe production targets.  

Provide support for the Concentrating Division operations in safely achieving daily, monthly, and annual production targets within established operating and capital budgets and ensure it is in line with company policies. This position also manages and executes projects for concentrating expansion in line with division requirements to comply with the long-term mine development plans. This position will consult with Phoenix and New Orleans corporate strategic metallurgy and engineering teams to achieve short/long strategic goals.  

Additional Responsibilities:  

1. Direct, plan and control operating, capital, and workforce budgets for the Concentrating Division.  

2. Manage the execution of expansion project to ensure divisional input and site control over mill expansion projects and circuit changes to accommodate future ore processing.  

3. Consult with Phoenix Corporate Strategic Planning group to ensure long-term plans have site input and ownership.  

4. Respond to the needs of departmental Managers/Division Vice President and provide technical support for plant operations and maintenance.  

5. Create and manage a portfolio of AFE projects and budgets, with full responsibility and authority over said projects to comply with division's budget. Consult with the New Orleans and CSE groups along with EPCM contractors to ensure that concentrating projects are managed in a manner which brings projects to completion on time and under budget.  

6. Prepare and review Concentrating Division technical reports, to ensure the accuracy of data and timely submission.  

7. Consult with other site departments to ensure concentrating needs are met on projects which interface across divisional boundaries.  

8. Direct, control and evaluate concentrating metallurgical services, engineering, special projects, and QA/QC activities to ensure adequate support is provided to all departments within the Concentrator Division and PTFI, maximizing production and efficiency to create value for the company.  

9. Direct, review and control all planned and unplanned Concentrating Division projects (Concentrating capital projects originated by New Orleans, as well) including cost control and reporting, to ensure the projects are running properly, in line with plan and ensure proper allocation of cost.  

10. Direct, review and control all corrosion control efforts across the division, to ensure long term reliability of the infrastructure and equipment.  

11. Identify and recommend process and/or equipment improvements to enhance ore processing performance and reduce costs.  

12. Consult with Grasberg, Underground, PTFI Management and the Strategic Planning group in New Orleans, to ensure the short, medium, and long-term objectives of the company in relation to metallurgical, process control and industrial automation systems are developed.  

13. Direct, review and control daily, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on production for internal and external use.  

14. Direct, evaluate and conduct on the job training for subordinates to enhance their knowledge and skill in performing their tasks.  

15. Direct, control and modify, where necessary, environmental and safety standard operating procedures to ensure the procedures are being followed. 

16. Plan and coordinate succession plans for subordinates and implement necessary transfers and changes to accomplish plan.  

17. Analyze projects through post-mortem and delta plus techniques on cost control, scheduling, planning and construction to provide data to department for project execution.  

Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in mineral processing plants with proven management and engineering skills.  

• Project Management experience on multiple large capital projects (>$100 million USD), with experience and background sufficient to manage multiple, complex, large-scale projects simultaneously.  

• Metallurgical understanding and experience in optimizing circuits.  

• Mineral processing skill and understanding of business processes to maximize value generation.  

• Human Resources management knowledge and experience dealing with multiple cultural impacts.  

• Motivational and leadership/managerial skills to develop a functional team that effectively works across divisional boundaries. Ability to liaise globally and across multiple divisions/departments to execute projects in a challenging environment.  

• Complex logistics comprehension and management.  

• Understanding of mineral processing business drivers, and their relationship to current and future ore processing.  

• Ability to interpret long-term mine plans and their relationship to current and future processing equipment requirements.  

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.  

• Highly proactive and achievement oriented, focused on satisfying customer requirements.  

• Innovative and positive outlook.  

Criteria/Conditions

• Copper Overseas Service Company ("COSCO") promotes a drug/ alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable Company Standards

COSCO has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

• Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who receive Safety Training; or
• Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who operate equipment or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing their COSCO job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose “motor vehicles” includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel)

Benefits: Begin first day of employment

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Relocation assistance/Ex-Pat incentives

COSCO is an equal opportunity employer