Assistant Planner

Freeport McMoRan•El Paso, TX

6d•$28 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

At Freeport-McMoRan, we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, encourages safe production and a culture supported by our core values. Here, you’ll find a collaborative environment where safety is a top priority, all opinions are valued, and people are empowered to grow in their career. Our rod and refining plant in El Paso, Texas, is a key contributor to our ranking as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of continuous cast copper rod – a main material used in the manufacturing of wire and cable products. The refinery has the potential to operate at an annual production capacity of about 900 million pounds of copper cathode, which is sufficient to refine all the copper anode we produce at our Miami operations in Arizona. The refinery also produces nickel carbonate, copper telluride and autoclaved slimes material containing gold, silver, platinum and palladium. The beautiful city of El Paso features three universities, many community colleges and numerous schools. Some popular attractions include the International Museum of Art, National Border Patrol Museum and Franklin Mountain State Park. There are many shopping centers, parks, hiking trails and numerous restaurants for our employees and their families to enjoy.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED and two (2) years related experience in supporting field maintenance or operations department within a mining/mfg environment, OR Associate’s degree in applicable field.
Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam.
Candidates must pass all required training and/or testing.
Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going drug and alcohol testing, as allowed by applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

Experience in SAP and associated applications
Experience in MS Office
Some knowledge of general maintenance practices
Knowledge of forklift parts

Responsibilities

Support the area Planners in all facets of job preparation, execution and follow up as prescribed by the Freeport-McMoRan standards, including time spent “in the field” to ensure readiness and availability of materials and equipment resources.
Maintain a history for all assigned activities in the management system.
Under the guidance of the Equipment Reliability Standards (ERS) closely interacts with the Planners in the assigned area to maintain and monitor planned schedules for assigned activities.
Attend daily, weekly, and monthly planning meetings with key stakeholders.
Review, prioritize and schedule work orders.
Assist in maintaining the integrity of data in the maintenance management system (SAP).
Assist Planners in the planning and organization for planned major production shutdowns.
Assist Planners with generating regular and ad hoc reports.
Engage with onsite Global Supply Chain to control warehouse minimum/maximum levels and appropriate storage conditions of materials and parts.
Upkeep, monitor and adjust schedules for assigned activities.
Maintain these schedules in the management system.
Organize data to support maintenance management decisions, including departmental budgets and weekly forecasting.
Perform other duties as needed.