Senior Reliability Engineer

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• Title: Senior Reliability Engineer
• Requisition ID: 147638
• Location: Empire, CO, US, 80438
• Category: Engineering Services

Why You Should Apply For This Job

At Climax Molybdenum, 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.

In order to be considered for this position, please apply by 11/19/26.

Where You Will Work

Our Henderson mine and mill are an hour drive apart – separated by the Continental Divide and a 15-mile conveyor system (10 miles underground). The Henderson mine is an underground molybdenum mining operation located approximately 42 miles west of Denver and 10 miles west of Empire.

It has been in operation since 1976 and today consists of a large block-cave, underground mining complex feeding a concentrator with a current capacity of approximately 32,000 metric tons per day. It can produce approximately 15 million pounds of molybdenum per year. The Henderson mill is located 15 miles west of the mine, between Dillon and Kremmling.

• Both sites are surrounded by
• US Forest Service land of the
• Arapaho National Forest

, making it easy for our employees and their families to enjoy year-round hiking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing in the area. Explore the opportunity to advance your career at one of our sites – the Henderson mine or mill and live life at the top!

Employees who are required to work on-site are eligible for a $1,450 monthly housing allowance, provided they meet program guidelines.

What You Will Do

• Identify system constraints and proactively pursues elimination of them through the continuous improvement cycle.
• Ensure continuous production is uninterrupted by equipment failures and reduces production costs through development of maintenance methods to improve process efficiency and reliability.
• Lead others and/or performs root cause analysis of equipment failures. Acts as a subject matter expert as required and assists in the identification and implementation of corrective actions or technologies.
• Research new reliability processes and identifies methods to predict and improve reliability.
• Perform onsite evaluation of existing processes and equipment and sets expectations within the department for precision maintenance.
• Review and establish Key Performance Indices for equipment.
• Identify PM opportunities and maintenance plans by leading failure mode and effect analysis.
• Analyze current CMMS data for equipment health indicators and identifies reports to measure health indicators.
• Proactively develops and provides safety perspective for equipment and processes; makes recommendations of engineering solutions or methods to eliminate hazards.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring To Freeport

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate Engineering discipline and five (5) years related experience in Engineering, OR
• Master’s degree in appropriate Engineering discipline and three (3) years related experience in Engineering.
• Proficiency of MS Office suite including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project
• Ability to listen and understand information and ideas and express thought and ideas clearly and concisely through oral and written communication.
• Customer focused to provide quality service to improve equipment and process reliability.
• Knowledge and understanding of reliability centered maintenance practices.
• Experience with engineering design drawings and schematics
• Self-starter with solid integrity
• Understand the importance of safety, legality and quality.

What We Offer You

The estimated annual pay range for this role is currently $97,500-$138,000.

• This range reflects base salary only and does not include bonus payments, benefits or retirement contributions.
• Actual base pay is determined by experience, qualifications, skills and other job-related factors.
• This role is eligible for additional discretionary and incentive payment considerations based on company and individual performance.
• More details will be shared during the hiring process.

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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

Learn more about our competitive and comprehensive benefits package!

What We Require

• Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam.
• Candidates must pass all required training and/or testing.
• Employees may be required to work a non-standard schedule, which may include shift work (other than day shift) at a 24/7, 365-day operation.
• 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.