What are the responsibilities and job description for the Desktop Support Technician position at Freeport McMoRan?
Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers, the world’s largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially-responsible manner.
We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.
Please note: This in-person position is performed onsite at Freeport-McMoRan’s corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona. In accordance with Freeport-McMoRan’s requirement for all employees who are working or attending a meeting onsite at the corporate office, if you are hired you will be required to submit proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to entry, unless the company has granted a medical or religious accommodation.
Description
- Interact with end-users to facilitate and promote effective use of Information Technology within the guidelines of company and IS policies
- Support Help Desk personnel in second level problem resolution to resolve end-user issues/requests and using the Help Desk system to track end-user requests
- Utilize approved procedures to ensure that hardware and software are deployed, implemented, and supported per company standards/policies by effectively using available tools and processes to efficiently and promptly respond to end-user requests
- Provide training, advice, and support to end-users to facilitate use of information technology, and promote awareness of the IS Policy, including security and appropriate use of assets
- Maintain technical skills with the hardware and software supported by the Desktop Services Organization; this includes PC's, printers, peripherals, PC Operating Systems, commercial PC software, and communications equipment to provide base LAN and voice support
- Perform other duties as required
Qualifications
- At least two (2) years ofexperience in Information Systems support
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be customer service-oriented and possess good organizational skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Associate's degree in Information Systems or related field
- Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
- Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
- Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
- Position is in busy, non-smoking office located in downtown Phoenix, AZ
- Must be accessible 24/7 for emergency customer service issues
- Location requires mobility in an office environment; each floor is accessible by elevator
- Must be able to frequently, sit, stand, and walk
- Must be able to frequently lift and carry up to 10 pounds
- Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required
- Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing
Freeport-McMoRan has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs require employees to perform essential job functions that pose a direct threat to the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safey-sensitive:
- Site-based positions, or positions which require unescorted access to site-based operational areas, which are held by employees who are required to receive MSHA, OSHA, DOT, HAZWOPER and/or Hazard Recognition Training; or
- Positions which are held by employees who operate equipment, machinery or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing the essential functions of their 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 vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel); or
- Positions which Freeport-McMoRan has designated as safety sensitive positions in the applicable job or position description and which upon further review continue to be designated as safety-sensitive based on an individualized assessment of the actual duties performed by a specifically identified employee.
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