Technical Expert, Maintenance Risk Assurance and Compliance

Provide strategic leadership and assurance for the Operations (Ops) Maintenance division in the design, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the Freeport Safety Health Management System (FSHMS).

The role is accountable for ensuring the Ops Maintenance division aligns with ISO 45001, Government of Indonesia regulations, and Freeport-McMoRan corporate standards, while driving the elimination of fatal risks and strengthening risk-based operational discipline.

This position ensures maintenance safety systems are not only compliant but also effective, embedded, and deliver measurable fatal risk reduction outcomes within budget and aligned to production requirements.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Risk Management & Compliance

• Direct development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the ISO 45001-based Freeport Safety Health Management System (FSHMS).
• Lead divisional fatal risk management (FRM) strategy, including identification, verification, and monitoring of critical controls.
• Ensure maintenance systems and areas are audit-ready and meet corporate and regulatory expectations.
• Monitor compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

2. Safety Assurance

• Conduct internal audits, field verifications, and compliance inspections.
• Identify gaps, non-compliance trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Assist in root cause analysis and corrective action development following incidents.
• Ensure safety programs align with corporate standards and operational objectives.

3. Training & Awareness

• Deliver safety and risk‑related training sessions as required.
• Support rollout of new procedures, policies, and risk management tools.
• Promote safety culture through coaching, mentoring, and field engagement.

4. Incident Investigation & Crisis Advisory

• Guide complex and high-potential incident investigations.
• Ensure root causes, systemic failures, and control breakdowns are identified and addressed.
• Advise divisional leadership during crisis or serious incident response.

5.Cross-Functional Integration

• Serve as senior liaison between Ops Maintenance, Underground Operations, Site Safety Department, Corporate Safety, and Technical Experts.
• Drive alignment between operational execution and management system expectations.

6. Reporting & Documentation

• Approve and provide executive-level review of safety reports, investigation summaries, policies, and standards impacting the Maintenance division.
• Maintain accurate records of audits, inspections, risk registers, and training.
• Support monthly and quarterly safety performance reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, occupational health & safety, or related technical discipline.
• Ten (10) years of work experience in safety, industrial health, and risk management in high-risk industries.
• Extensive experience implementing and governing ISO 45001 or equivalent systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading fatal risk or critical control programs.
• Proven ability to influence senior operational leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of ISO 45001 and critical control management.
• High-level audit and assurance capability.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills.
• Fluent in English (oral and written) and willing to learn Bahasa.
• Advanced project and program management capability.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Highly proactive and achievement oriented.
• Highly focused toward satisfying customer requirements.
• Willingness to work in a team environment.
• Strong analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to work in a culturally diversified workforce.
• Strong communications skills.
• Concern for safety and environmental.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of working in mine maintenance, processing (crushing and conveying), or mining industry specializing in safety, industrial health, and risk management.

Criteria/Conditions

• Copper Overseas Service Company ("COSCO") promotes a drug/ alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable Company Standards

COSCO has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

• Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who receive Safety Training; or
• Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who operate equipment or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing their COSCO job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose “motor vehicles” includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel)

Benefits : Begin first day of employment

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Relocation assistance/Ex-Pat incentives

COSCO is an equal opportunity employer