Is Freeport-McMoRan a good company to work for?

Freeport-McMoRan has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,302 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Freeport-McMoRan to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Freeport-McMoRan have been left by employees working as Intern - Hourly , Mechanical Engineer and Civil Engineer .

Does Freeport-McMoRan pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Freeport-McMoRan employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Freeport-McMoRan. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Freeport-McMoRan?

83% of Freeport-McMoRan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Freeport-McMoRan 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Freeport-McMoRan?

Metallurgist (40) , Intern (29) , Engineer (21) , Mechanical Engineer (15) , Buyer (14) , Mine Engineer (13) , Diagnostic Electrician (12) , Intern - Hourly (11) , Civil Engineer (10) , Haul Truck Operator (10) , Heavy Equipment Operator (10) , Administrative Assistant (9) , Electrician (9) , Mining Engineer (9) , Truck Driver (9)

What are the pros of working at Freeport-McMoRan according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and the people there are wonderful" ((in 197 reviews)); "Pay is good and company housing" ((in 146 reviews)); "great people to work for and with" ((in 77 reviews)); "Good pay and bonuses for new graduate engineers." ((in 49 reviews)); "Salaries are in range of what to expect, Bonuses are good as long as safety goals are met." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Freeport-McMoRan according to real employee reviews?

"Starting just before I left and continuing afterwards, there were more issues with poor management and decision making." ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours and a long drive" ((in 26 reviews)); "freeport is full of "yes men" and upper management is completely out of touch with employees." ((in 21 reviews)); "One really bad manager (that no longer works there)" ((in 13 reviews)); "Nepotism runs rampant at this company." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Freeport-McMoRan layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Freeport-McMoRan layoffs and their outlook for job security at Freeport-McMoRan in 2026.

What Freeport-McMoRan locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Silver City , Empire , Tucson , El Paso , Phoenix , Bagdad , Green Valley , Houston , Claypool , Morenci

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4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(1,064 total reviews)

Kathleen L. Quirk

75% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Freeport-McMoRan has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,064 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Freeport-McMoRan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.8 stars).

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1.0

Dec 6, 2017

Do not recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Acceptable benefits but not much else.

Cons

Company does not value its employees and this shows in morale in every department and location. A lot of red tape and bureaucracy so you spend a good portion of your time on meta-work.

3.0

Jun 17, 2015

HR Discipline System Needs to Be Changed!

Senior process plant automation technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous pay and benefits including company-matched 401k plan.

Cons

Bizarre, corrupt and unjust HR discipline system keeps employees constantly fearful for their own jobs by being falsely reported by fellow employees or overly harsh reprimand by immediate supervisors and causes good employees to be terminated while bad employees are retained.

2.0

Apr 30, 2013

Worst place to work as a young engineer or a starter.

Mine engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Complex mine and you can learn alot.

Cons

if you are liked by management you can get all the opportunities you want while other are left behind. Warning! Racism exist at all level at the Morenci mine especially if you work at the engineering office. If you are Black this is not a place to venture. If you are hard working you can learn alot on you own even if you are not trained or developed by the management team there. Only the liked light skinned get opportunities to grow and develop. They dont respect engineers here especially if you are international or on H1B. Run form this place if you can.

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