Freeport-McMoRan · 13 hours ago
Operational Excellence Facilitator
Morenci, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$85K/yr - $116K/yr
3+ years expFreeport-McMoRan is committed to providing a collaborative work environment with a strong focus on safety and employee empowerment. The Operational Excellence Facilitator will guide and train teams in business optimization initiatives, emphasizing Agile and Lean methodologies to enhance operational effectiveness and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Mining
Responsibilities
Facilitate multiple high performing teams and business optimization initiatives; look for ways to strengthen team’s understanding of Agile ways of working, e.g., Agile values, Scrum concepts and Agile principles, Lean methodologies, Operational Excellence Elements or other optimization techniques. Assist teams to weigh trade-offs between short- and long-term benefits to drive shared vision between the team
Coach and train teams and others on being more value-focused and data-driven while encouraging the team to set aspirational goals leveraging agile ways of working, operational excellence elements and Freeport Edge behaviors. Play a key role in supporting one or more communities of practice
Help to evolve the ways of working based on the nature of work; this includes applying agile, Lean or other methodologies in more operational settings like running and maintaining a plant, a fleet, a piece of equipment, etc. Implement Operational Excellence elements (Management Systems, Technical Systems and People, Mindsets and Behaviors) to ensure a sustainable product
Check to ensure that team commitments, pace and quality are on track as well as help the team understand how to inspect & adapt where needed. Leverage and update Operational Excellence Office agile assessments and health checks
Participate in development of and application of new problem-solving techniques including bottleneck analysis, root cause analysis, Lean management, design thinking concepts, line balance, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), specific detailed diagnostic analyses, etc
Perform other duties as requested
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or GED AND seven (7) years of experience in Operations, Operations Support, Engineering, Project Management, Professional Business settings, OR
Bachelor's Degree AND three (3) years of experience in Operations, Operations Support, Engineering, Project Management, Professional Business settings OR
Master's Degree AND one (1) year of experience in Operations, Operations Support, Engineering, Project Management, Professional Business settings
Passionate problem solver who succeeds in somewhat ambiguous situations; tirelessly advocates for the best possible solution
Burgeoning coach whose goals are to grow and maximize the team's potential
Strong communicator with emerging ability to communicate complex messages
Unbiased facilitator; able to engage all people at all levels; emerging leadership skills
Self-aware of cognitive biases and its impact on decision making. Decision making focused on the primary aim to build high performing teams, develop team members and deliver outcomes
Challenger mindset and passion to challenge status quo to find new solutions and drive out of the box ideas – loves and embraces change especially in new and evolving environments
Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency and trust across the team
Passionate about understanding people and teams; interested in becoming an expert in transformation methodologies
Learns new skills quickly and knows how to navigate the organization to find experts in specific domain
Ability to receive and act on developmental feedback quickly
Preferred
Background in specific field (mine, mill, hydro, etc.)
Engineering background
Data Analysis Skills
Experience with OEE (data access, cleaning, interpretation, analysis, etc.)
Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions
Able to execute hypothesis-based analysis to confirm/disprove hypothesis
Strong excel skills
Can formulate questions to gain customer/process insight
Experience standing up Management Systems (work standards, process confirmations, meeting standardization, lineouts and visual management efforts, etc.)
People and Culture experience (human resources, organizational health, industrial psychology, etc.)
Experience working on an Agile team
Experience working with Lean Methodologies and practices
Digital product lifecycle experience (e.g. Business Analysis, Discovery, UX design, Development, Testing, Implementation, Support or Planning)
Benefits
$750 monthly housing allowance
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 pet, auto, home and vehicle
Internal progression opportunities
Company
Freeport-McMoRan
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (Freeport) is a leading international metals company with the objective of being foremost in copper.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
A. Cory Stevens
SVP and President FM Technical Services
Bertrand Odinet
SVP and Chief Innovation Officer
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