Senior Maintenance Planning Engineering Specialist
Freeport-McMoRan · Phoenix, AZ
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $98k–$138k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Freeport-McMoRan (metals) in Phoenix, AZ. Exposure to RCM facilitation or FMEA workshop participation as a technic.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- FMEA, SAP
- Base pay
- $98k–$138k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $88k–$120k. This one lists $98k–$138k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 13 reliability engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 12 other live reliability postings in Arizona.
- Base pay
- About 13% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $88k–$120k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 54%
- ✓ FMEA 31%
- Root cause 23%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
- Six Sigma 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Freeport-McMoRan in Phoenix
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Full description from Freeport-McMoRanAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You Will Do
Drive the connection between enterprise asset reliability strategy and field-level maintenance by converting approved strategies and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) insights into clear, actionable maintenance plans within ERP and CMMS platforms. This role emphasizes long-term asset value by designing, implementing, and governing standardized work orders, task lists, job plans, and preventive maintenance programs. The objective is to enable consistent, high-quality maintenance execution across the site network, ensuring alignment between real-world asset conditions, technical limitations, and operational priorities with the organization’s asset management goals.
- ◆Convert approved maintenance strategies and FMEA findings into actionable plans within SAP S/4HANA EAM and APM. Develop comprehensive job plans and task lists that address identified failure modes, incorporating inspection standards, labor requirements, tools, materials, OEM guidelines, and safety considerations.
- ◆Develop and maintain accurate CMMS asset structures, including functional locations, equipment master data, and task lists that reflect the physical asset hierarchy. Configure Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs with appropriate scheduling logic, including call horizons and cycle alignment. Ensure accurate BOM integration within work orders to support efficient parts planning, kitting, and procurement, while maintaining high-quality master data across all asset classes.
- ◆Implement approved maintenance plans from the central repository into site CMMS systems, allowing for controlled site-level adjustments while maintaining alignment with enterprise standards. Manage deployment tracking, version control, and audit documentation across all locations and equipment groups.
- ◆Review and audit active maintenance plans to ensure alignment with approved strategies, OEM recommendations, and operational learnings. Continuously enhance plan effectiveness by integrating FMEA updates, new equipment data, and feedback from execution, while supporting maintenance readiness during commissioning activities.
- ◆Act as the primary liaison for site planning teams regarding job plan development and CMMS configuration. Collaborate with Supply Chain and Procurement to ensure accurate BOMs and material availability, engage OEMs for technical expertise, and partner with Reliability Engineering to prioritize updates following significant equipment failures.
- ◆Perform other duties as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Maintenance Program managing experience
- ✓PCR and Equipment Life planning experience
- ✓Proven leadership skills
- ✓Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- ✓Ability to multi-task
- ✓Ability to conduct presentations
- ✓Experience in a corporate or group-level maintenance planning role with multi-site deployment
responsibilities
- ◆Exposure to RCM facilitation or FMEA workshop participation as a technic
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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. Apply Today!
Where You Will Work
Our global headquarters is in Phoenix, Arizona. Several hundred employees support global operations in finance, human resources, information technology, planning and more from the main office, satellite offices or online. Employees working on a flexible schedule collaborate online and in-person at our Collaboration Hub at the Cotton Center in Phoenix. The Collaboration Hub provides an open, flexible workspace for individuals and teams to come together for various business needs. Amenities at the Hub include a working café, phone booths and meeting rooms with technology tools for virtual and in-person collaboration.
Phoenix is the capital of the Grand Canyon State and enjoys mostly bright skies throughout the year. It is the perfect place if you enjoy the outdoors, love sports, concerts and other big city amenities or technology. There are great neighborhoods around Phoenix, with easy access to a major city, nature, the arts and many more amenities.
What You Bring To Freeport
- •High School Diploma or GED and (9) nine years of Engineering experience, OR
- •Bachelor’s degree in a Scientific discipline and (5) five years of Engineering experience required.
- •Skilled in supervising, evaluating, training and motivating employees
- •Ability to plan, prioritize, direct and manage a diverse number of operational areas, projects and activities
- •Skilled in preparing, defending, monitoring and administering budgets
- •Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
- •Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards
- •Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- •Demonstrated hands-on experience building and configuring maintenance plans, task lists, PM orders, and equipment master data within SAP PM, IBM Maximo, or a comparable enterprise CMMS/ERP platform
- •Solid understanding of FMEA principles and ability to interpret failure mode analysis outputs and translate them into practical, field-executable maintenance tasks
- •Working knowledge of maintenance methodologies including Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance approaches
- •Familiarity with mining maintenance asset classes — mobile equipment (haul trucks, shovels, drills, ancillary fleet) and fixed plant (crushers, mills, conveyors, pumps, screens)
- •Strong attention to detail and technical writing ability — capable of producing clear, unambiguous step-by-step work instructions for a trades audience
- •Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliver plan builds to agreed timelines across a portfolio of asset classes