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Lead Engineering Technician - Leach Process Optimization

at Freeport-McMoRan

📍 Phoenix, AZ, US, 85040 Unknown 💰 $31 – $42 USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $31 – $42 USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role involves managing and overseeing in-field leaching process optimization tests at a copper mining site, ensuring operational efficiency and sample analysis.

  • Manage in-field activities
  • Support test work and trials
  • Operate and troubleshoot field arrays
  • Coordinate with contractors and operators
  • Collect and analyze samples

The position requires expertise in field test work, sample collection, process optimization, and copper leaching techniques within a mining environment.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level engineering technician with at least 7 years of experience in mining or chemical process environments, specializing in leaching and test work. They should have strong skills in field operations, sample analysis, and process optimization, with excellent coordination and troubleshooting abilities.

Experience with field test workSample collectionBasic analytical techniquesSite presence and coordination
Leaching process knowledgeCopper mining experienceOperational troubleshooting
None specified
Recipe developmentTest workField arrayAdditive injectionSample collectionCopper leachingTroubleshooting
Recipe developmentTest work and trialsField array operationsAdditive injectionHeat injectionRaffinate injectionSample collection and processingTroubleshootingOperational oversight
CoordinationCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingOperational planning
Industry Mining & Metals
Job Function Leaching process optimization technician in a mining environment
Lead Engineering TechnicianRecipe developmentTest workField arrayAdditive injectionHeat injectionRaffinate injectionSample collectionCopper miningLeachingOperational troubleshootingProcess optimizationMining industryField activitiesTest trialsCopper leaching

Lack of experience in field test work, No background in mining or chemical processes, Inability to perform site presence duties

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